#b8aec8

Color #b8aec8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aec8

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 200)

HSL

hsl(263.1, 19.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.1, 13%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.65, 8.53, -11.9)

LCH

lch(72.65, 14.64, 305.63)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0382, 303.02)

HWB

hwb(263.1, 68.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec8ae

Analogous

#aeb1c8

#b8aec8

#c5aec8

Triadic

#b8aec8

#c8b8ae

#aec8b8

Split-complementary

#b8aec8

#c8c5ae

#b1c8ae

Tetradic

#b8aec8

#c8aebe

#bec8ae

#aec8b8

Square

#b8aec8

#c8aeb1

#bec8ae

#aec8c5

Shades

Color #b8aec8 mixed toward black.

#9789af

#776594

#594c6f

#3c324a

#1e1925

Tints

Color #b8aec8 mixed toward white.

#c4bbd1

#d0c9da

#dbd6e3

#e7e4ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8aec8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b0c6

#b9b2c4

#b9b4c1

#bab7bf

#bab9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c2 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b5c1 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#b8bdbc · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aec8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8aec8 (#b8aec8) is rgb(184, 174, 200) in RGB.

No, #b8aec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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