#b09ac5

Color #b09ac5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b09ac5

RGB

rgb(176, 154, 197)

HSL

hsl(270.7, 27%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.7, 21.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 21.8%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.8, 16.33, -19.13)

LCH

lch(66.8, 25.15, 310.49)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0659, 307.91)

HWB

hwb(270.7, 60.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc59a

Analogous

#9a9ac5

#b09ac5

#c59ac4

Triadic

#b09ac5

#c5b09a

#9ac5b0

Split-complementary

#b09ac5

#c4c59a

#9ac59a

Tetradic

#b09ac5

#c59aaf

#afc59a

#9ac5b0

Square

#b09ac5

#c59a9a

#afc59a

#9ac4c5

Shades

Color #b09ac5 mixed toward black.

#9375b0

#765595

#58406f

#3b2b4a

#1d1525

Tints

Color #b09ac5 mixed toward white.

#bdabcf

#cabcd8

#d7cce2

#e5ddec

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b09ac5 mixed toward gray.

#b09ec1

#b0a1be

#b0a5ba

#b0a8b7

#b0acb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7bc · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a8aab9 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#afb4b2 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09ac5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09ac5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b09ac5 (#b09ac5) is rgb(176, 154, 197) in RGB.

No, #b09ac5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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