#b9a7d4

Color #b9a7d4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a7d4

RGB

rgb(185, 167, 212)

HSL

hsl(264, 34.4%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 21.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 21.2%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(71.35, 15.2, -20.43)

LCH

lch(71.35, 25.46, 306.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0663, 303.07)

HWB

hwb(264, 65.5%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d4a7

Analogous

#a7abd4

#b9a7d4

#d0a7d4

Triadic

#b9a7d4

#d4b9a7

#a7d4b9

Split-complementary

#b9a7d4

#d4d0a7

#abd4a7

Tetradic

#b9a7d4

#d4a7c2

#c2d4a7

#a7d4b9

Square

#b9a7d4

#d4a7ab

#c2d4a7

#a7d4d0

Shades

Color #b9a7d4 mixed toward black.

#977cbf

#7653aa

#583e7f

#3b2955

#1d152a

Tints

Color #b9a7d4 mixed toward white.

#c5b6db

#d0c4e2

#dcd3ea

#e8e2f1

#f3f0f8

Tones

Color #b9a7d4 mixed toward gray.

#baabd0

#baaecc

#bbb2c9

#bcb6c5

#bdbac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ca · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c8 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b8c2c0 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a7d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a7d4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9a7d4 (#b9a7d4) is rgb(185, 167, 212) in RGB.

No, #b9a7d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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