#b9a6c1

Color #b9a6c1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a6c1

RGB

rgb(185, 166, 193)

HSL

hsl(282.2, 17.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.2, 14%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 14%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(70.48, 11.87, -11.29)

LCH

lch(70.48, 16.38, 316.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0436, 315.93)

HWB

hwb(282.2, 65.1%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec1a6

Analogous

#aca6c1

#b9a6c1

#c1a6bc

Triadic

#b9a6c1

#c1b9a6

#a6c1b9

Split-complementary

#b9a6c1

#bcc1a6

#a6c1ac

Tetradic

#b9a6c1

#c1a6ae

#aec1a6

#a6c1b9

Square

#b9a6c1

#c1aca6

#aec1a6

#a6bcc1

Shades

Color #b9a6c1 mixed toward black.

#9d83a8

#80628d

#604a6a

#403147

#201923

Tints

Color #b9a6c1 mixed toward white.

#c5b5cb

#d0c4d6

#dcd3e0

#e8e1ea

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b9a6c1 mixed toward gray.

#b8a8bf

#b7abbd

#b6adba

#b5afb8

#b4b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b4b9 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#b8b6b5 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a6c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a6c1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b9a6c1 (#b9a6c1) is rgb(185, 166, 193) in RGB.

No, #b9a6c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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