#b9abc7

Color #b9abc7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9abc7

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 199)

HSL

hsl(270, 20%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 14.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 14.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.94, 10.31, -12.42)

LCH

lch(71.94, 16.14, 309.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0423, 307.79)

HWB

hwb(270, 67.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c7ab

Analogous

#ababc7

#b9abc7

#c7abc7

Triadic

#b9abc7

#c7b9ab

#abc7b9

Split-complementary

#b9abc7

#c7c7ab

#abc7ab

Tetradic

#b9abc7

#c7abb9

#b9c7ab

#abc7b9

Square

#b9abc7

#c7abab

#b9c7ab

#abc7c7

Shades

Color #b9abc7 mixed toward black.

#9a86ae

#7b6394

#5c4a6f

#3e314a

#1f1925

Tints

Color #b9abc7 mixed toward white.

#c5b9d0

#d0c7da

#dcd5e3

#e8e3ec

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b9abc7 mixed toward gray.

#b9adc5

#b9b0c2

#b9b2c0

#b9b4be

#b9b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3c1 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b5bf · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b8bcba · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9abc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9abc7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9abc7 (#b9abc7) is rgb(185, 171, 199) in RGB.

No, #b9abc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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