#b8b2c4

Color #b8b2c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b8b2c4

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 196)

HSL

hsl(260, 13.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 9.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 9.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.56, 5.55, -8.36)

LCH

lch(73.56, 10.03, 303.58)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0261, 300.89)

HWB

hwb(260, 69.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec4b2

Analogous

#b2b5c4

#b8b2c4

#c1b2c4

Triadic

#b8b2c4

#c4b8b2

#b2c4b8

Split-complementary

#b8b2c4

#c4c1b2

#b5c4b2

Tetradic

#b8b2c4

#c4b2be

#bec4b2

#b2c4b8

Square

#b8b2c4

#c4b2b5

#bec4b2

#b2c4c1

Shades

Color #b8b2c4 mixed toward black.

#978fa9

#776c8d

#59516a

#3c3647

#1e1b23

Tints

Color #b8b2c4 mixed toward white.

#c4bfce

#d0ccd8

#dbd8e1

#e7e5eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b8b2c4 mixed toward gray.

#b8b3c2

#b9b5c1

#b9b6bf

#bab8be

#bab9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c0 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b6bf · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b8bcbc · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b2c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b2c4]

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

#b8b2c4 (#b8b2c4) is rgb(184, 178, 196) in RGB.

No, #b8b2c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b8b2c4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast