#b9a9d7

Color #b9a9d7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a9d7

RGB

rgb(185, 169, 215)

HSL

hsl(260.9, 36.5%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.9, 21.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 21.4%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(71.96, 14.74, -21.16)

LCH

lch(71.96, 25.79, 304.86)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.067, 300.77)

HWB

hwb(260.9, 66.3%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d7a9

Analogous

#a9b0d7

#b9a9d7

#d0a9d7

Triadic

#b9a9d7

#d7b9a9

#a9d7b9

Split-complementary

#b9a9d7

#d7d0a9

#b0d7a9

Tetradic

#b9a9d7

#d7a9c7

#c7d7a9

#a9d7b9

Square

#b9a9d7

#d7a9b0

#c7d7a9

#a9d7d0

Shades

Color #b9a9d7 mixed toward black.

#957dc3

#7252ae

#553d83

#392957

#1c142c

Tints

Color #b9a9d7 mixed toward white.

#c5b7de

#d0c6e4

#dcd4eb

#e8e2f2

#f3f1f8

Tones

Color #b9a9d7 mixed toward gray.

#baadd3

#bbb1cf

#bdb5cc

#beb8c8

#bfbcc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2cd · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b4cb · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#b8c5c3 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a9d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a9d7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b9a9d7 (#b9a9d7) is rgb(185, 169, 215) in RGB.

No, #b9a9d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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