#b8aebd

Color #b8aebd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aebd

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 189)

HSL

hsl(280, 10.2%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 7.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.32, 6.36, -6.36)

LCH

lch(72.32, 8.99, 315)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0238, 314.66)

HWB

hwb(280, 68.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bdae

Analogous

#b1aebd

#b8aebd

#bdaebb

Triadic

#b8aebd

#bdb8ae

#aebdb8

Split-complementary

#b8aebd

#bbbdae

#aebdb1

Tetradic

#b8aebd

#bdaeb3

#b3bdae

#aebdb8

Square

#b8aebd

#bdb1ae

#b3bdae

#aebbbd

Shades

Color #b8aebd mixed toward black.

#9b8da2

#7d6d85

#5e5264

#3f3643

#1f1b21

Tints

Color #b8aebd mixed toward white.

#c4bcc8

#d0c9d3

#dcd7de

#e7e4e9

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b8aebd mixed toward gray.

#b8afbc

#b7b1bb

#b7b2b9

#b6b3b8

#b6b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4ba · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b9 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b8b7b6 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aebd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b8aebd (#b8aebd) is rgb(184, 174, 189) in RGB.

No, #b8aebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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