#b9a7c8

Color #b9a7c8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a7c8

RGB

rgb(185, 167, 200)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 23.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 16.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 16.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(70.96, 12.71, -14.44)

LCH

lch(70.96, 19.24, 311.35)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0505, 309.62)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 65.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6c8a7

Analogous

#a9a7c8

#b9a7c8

#c8a7c7

Triadic

#b9a7c8

#c8b9a7

#a7c8b9

Split-complementary

#b9a7c8

#c7c8a7

#a7c8a9

Tetradic

#b9a7c8

#c8a7b6

#b6c8a7

#a7c8b9

Square

#b9a7c8

#c8a9a7

#b6c8a7

#a7c7c8

Shades

Color #b9a7c8 mixed toward black.

#9b81b1

#7d5e97

#5e4771

#3e2f4b

#1f1826

Tints

Color #b9a7c8 mixed toward white.

#c5b6d1

#d0c4da

#dcd3e4

#e8e2ed

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b9a7c8 mixed toward gray.

#b9aac5

#b9adc3

#b8afc0

#b8b2bd

#b8b5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c1 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4bf · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#b8bbb9 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a7c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a7c8]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b9a7c8 (#b9a7c8) is rgb(185, 167, 200) in RGB.

No, #b9a7c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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