#b9afc6

Color #b9afc6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9afc6

RGB

rgb(185, 175, 198)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 16.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 11.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.93, 7.92, -10.39)

LCH

lch(72.93, 13.06, 307.32)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0342, 305.23)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 68.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc6af

Analogous

#afb0c6

#b9afc6

#c4afc6

Triadic

#b9afc6

#c6b9af

#afc6b9

Split-complementary

#b9afc6

#c6c4af

#b0c6af

Tetradic

#b9afc6

#c6afbc

#bcc6af

#afc6b9

Square

#b9afc6

#c6afb0

#bcc6af

#afc6c4

Shades

Color #b9afc6 mixed toward black.

#998bac

#7a6791

#5b4e6d

#3d3449

#1e1a24

Tints

Color #b9afc6 mixed toward white.

#c5bccf

#d0cad9

#dcd7e2

#e8e4ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b9afc6 mixed toward gray.

#b9b1c4

#b9b3c2

#bab5c0

#bab7be

#bab8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c1 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b6bf · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b9bcbc · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9afc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9afc6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9afc6 (#b9afc6) is rgb(185, 175, 198) in RGB.

No, #b9afc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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