#b9a8cd

Color #b9a8cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a8cd

RGB

rgb(185, 168, 205)

HSL

hsl(267.6, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.6, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.37, 13.18, -16.57)

LCH

lch(71.37, 21.17, 308.5)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0553, 305.96)

HWB

hwb(267.6, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccda8

Analogous

#a8a9cd

#b9a8cd

#cba8cd

Triadic

#b9a8cd

#cdb9a8

#a8cdb9

Split-complementary

#b9a8cd

#cdcba8

#a9cda8

Tetradic

#b9a8cd

#cda8bc

#bccda8

#a8cdb9

Square

#b9a8cd

#cda8a9

#bccda8

#a8cdcb

Shades

Color #b9a8cd mixed toward black.

#9980b6

#7a5b9e

#5b4476

#3d2d4f

#1e1727

Tints

Color #b9a8cd mixed toward white.

#c5b6d5

#d0c5de

#dcd3e6

#e8e2ee

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b9a8cd mixed toward gray.

#b9abca

#b9aec7

#bab1c4

#bab4c1

#bab7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c5 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c3 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b8bebd · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a8cd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9a8cd (#b9a8cd) is rgb(185, 168, 205) in RGB.

No, #b9a8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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