#b9aecb

Color #b9aecb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aecb

RGB

rgb(185, 174, 203)

HSL

hsl(262.8, 21.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.8, 14.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 9.47, -13.28)

LCH

lch(72.82, 16.31, 305.49)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0425, 302.61)

HWB

hwb(262.8, 68.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cbae

Analogous

#aeb1cb

#b9aecb

#c7aecb

Triadic

#b9aecb

#cbb9ae

#aecbb9

Split-complementary

#b9aecb

#cbc7ae

#b1cbae

Tetradic

#b9aecb

#cbaec0

#c0cbae

#aecbb9

Square

#b9aecb

#cbaeb1

#c0cbae

#aecbc7

Shades

Color #b9aecb mixed toward black.

#9888b2

#776299

#594a73

#3c314d

#1e1926

Tints

Color #b9aecb mixed toward white.

#c5bbd4

#d0c9dc

#dcd6e5

#e8e4ee

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b9aecb mixed toward gray.

#bab0c9

#bab3c6

#bbb5c4

#bbb8c1

#bcbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c4 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b6c3 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#b8bfbe · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aecb]

Related colors

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9aecb (#b9aecb) is rgb(185, 174, 203) in RGB.

No, #b9aecb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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