#b9afc2

Color #b9afc2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9afc2

RGB

rgb(185, 175, 194)

HSL

hsl(271.6, 13.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.6, 9.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 9.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(72.81, 7.13, -8.37)

LCH

lch(72.81, 11, 310.43)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0289, 309.09)

HWB

hwb(271.6, 68.6%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c2af

Analogous

#b0afc2

#b9afc2

#c2afc2

Triadic

#b9afc2

#c2b9af

#afc2b9

Split-complementary

#b9afc2

#c2c2af

#afc2b0

Tetradic

#b9afc2

#c2afb8

#b8c2af

#afc2b9

Square

#b9afc2

#c2b0af

#b8c2af

#afc2c2

Shades

Color #b9afc2 mixed toward black.

#9b8ca8

#7c6a8c

#5d5069

#3e3546

#1f1b23

Tints

Color #b9afc2 mixed toward white.

#c5bccc

#d0cad6

#dcd7e1

#e8e4eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b9afc2 mixed toward gray.

#b9b1c1

#b9b2bf

#b9b4bd

#b9b5bc

#b9b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5be · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6bd · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b9bab9 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9afc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9afc2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b9afc2 (#b9afc2) is rgb(185, 175, 194) in RGB.

No, #b9afc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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