#b8aeca

Color #b8aeca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aeca

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 202)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 20.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 13.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 13.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.71, 8.94, -12.91)

LCH

lch(72.71, 15.7, 304.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0409, 301.71)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 68.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0caae

Analogous

#aeb2ca

#b8aeca

#c6aeca

Triadic

#b8aeca

#cab8ae

#aecab8

Split-complementary

#b8aeca

#cac6ae

#b2caae

Tetradic

#b8aeca

#caaec0

#c0caae

#aecab8

Square

#b8aeca

#caaeb2

#c0caae

#aecac6

Shades

Color #b8aeca mixed toward black.

#9788b1

#766397

#584a72

#3b324c

#1d1926

Tints

Color #b8aeca mixed toward white.

#c4bbd3

#d0c9dc

#dbd6e4

#e7e4ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8aeca mixed toward gray.

#b9b0c8

#b9b3c5

#bab5c3

#bbb7c1

#bbbabe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c4 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b5c2 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b8bfbd · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aeca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aeca]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b8aeca (#b8aeca) is rgb(184, 174, 202) in RGB.

No, #b8aeca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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