#b8b3c6

Color #b8b3c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b3c6

RGB

rgb(184, 179, 198)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 14.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 9.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.87, 5.4, -8.98)

LCH

lch(73.87, 10.48, 301.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0272, 297.79)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 70.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c6b3

Analogous

#b3b7c6

#b8b3c6

#c1b3c6

Triadic

#b8b3c6

#c6b8b3

#b3c6b8

Split-complementary

#b8b3c6

#c6c1b3

#b7c6b3

Tetradic

#b8b3c6

#c6b3c1

#c1c6b3

#b3c6b8

Square

#b8b3c6

#c6b3b7

#c1c6b3

#b3c6c1

Shades

Color #b8b3c6 mixed toward black.

#968fab

#756c90

#58516c

#3b3648

#1d1b24

Tints

Color #b8b3c6 mixed toward white.

#c4c0cf

#d0ccd9

#dbd9e2

#e7e6ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b8b3c6 mixed toward gray.

#b9b5c4

#b9b6c3

#bab8c1

#bbb9c0

#bcbbbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c2 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c1 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b8bebd · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b3c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b3c6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8b3c6 (#b8b3c6) is rgb(184, 179, 198) in RGB.

No, #b8b3c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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