#b9a6bc

Color #b9a6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a6bc

RGB

rgb(185, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(291.8, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.8, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.33, 10.9, -8.75)

LCH

lch(70.33, 13.98, 321.24)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0377, 321.58)

HWB

hwb(291.8, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bca6

Analogous

#aea6bc

#b9a6bc

#bca6b4

Triadic

#b9a6bc

#bcb9a6

#a6bcb9

Split-complementary

#b9a6bc

#b4bca6

#a6bcae

Tetradic

#b9a6bc

#bca6a9

#a9bca6

#a6bcb9

Square

#b9a6bc

#bcaea6

#a9bca6

#a6b4bc

Shades

Color #b9a6bc mixed toward black.

#9e84a3

#826587

#624c65

#413343

#211922

Tints

Color #b9a6bc mixed toward white.

#c5b5c7

#d0c4d2

#dcd2dd

#e8e1e9

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #b9a6bc mixed toward gray.

#b8a8ba

#b6aab8

#b5abb6

#b4adb5

#b2afb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b4b6 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b8b3b2 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a6bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9a6bc (#b9a6bc) is rgb(185, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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