#b8adbe

Color #b8adbe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8adbe

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 190)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.09, 7.09, -7.24)

LCH

lch(72.09, 10.13, 314.4)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0268, 313.94)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bead

Analogous

#b0adbe

#b8adbe

#beadbc

Triadic

#b8adbe

#beb8ad

#adbeb8

Split-complementary

#b8adbe

#bcbead

#adbeb0

Tetradic

#b8adbe

#beadb3

#b3bead

#adbeb8

Square

#b8adbe

#beb0ad

#b3bead

#adbcbe

Shades

Color #b8adbe mixed toward black.

#9b8ba3

#7d6b87

#5e5065

#3f3544

#1f1b22

Tints

Color #b8adbe mixed toward white.

#c4bbc9

#d0c8d4

#dcd6df

#e7e4e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b8adbe mixed toward gray.

#b8aebd

#b7b0bb

#b7b1ba

#b6b3b8

#b6b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ba · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b9 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b7b7b6 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8adbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8adbe]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8adbe (#b8adbe) is rgb(184, 173, 190) in RGB.

No, #b8adbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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