#b9abc3

Color #b9abc3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9abc3

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 195)

HSL

hsl(275, 16.7%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 12.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(71.81, 9.51, -10.4)

LCH

lch(71.81, 14.09, 312.44)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0371, 311.29)

HWB

hwb(275, 67.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c3ab

Analogous

#adabc3

#b9abc3

#c3abc1

Triadic

#b9abc3

#c3b9ab

#abc3b9

Split-complementary

#b9abc3

#c1c3ab

#abc3ad

Tetradic

#b9abc3

#c3abb5

#b5c3ab

#abc3b9

Square

#b9abc3

#c3adab

#b5c3ab

#abc1c3

Shades

Color #b9abc3 mixed toward black.

#9b87aa

#7d668e

#5e4c6b

#3f3347

#1f1924

Tints

Color #b9abc3 mixed toward white.

#c5b9cd

#d0c7d7

#dcd5e1

#e8e3eb

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b9abc3 mixed toward gray.

#b9adc1

#b8afbf

#b8b1bd

#b8b3bb

#b7b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3be · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#b4b5bc · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b8b9b8 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9abc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9abc3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9abc3 (#b9abc3) is rgb(185, 171, 195) in RGB.

No, #b9abc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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