#b29abe

Color #b29abe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b29abe

RGB

rgb(178, 154, 190)

HSL

hsl(280, 21.7%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 18.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 18.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(66.74, 15.55, -15.3)

LCH

lch(66.74, 21.81, 315.46)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0578, 314.44)

HWB

hwb(280, 60.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6be9a

Analogous

#a09abe

#b29abe

#be9ab8

Triadic

#b29abe

#beb29a

#9abeb2

Split-complementary

#b29abe

#b8be9a

#9abea0

Tetradic

#b29abe

#be9aa6

#a6be9a

#9abeb2

Square

#b29abe

#bea09a

#a6be9a

#9ab8be

Shades

Color #b29abe mixed toward black.

#9877a8

#7b5a8c

#5c4369

#3e2d46

#1f1623

Tints

Color #b29abe mixed toward white.

#bfabc9

#ccbcd4

#d9cddf

#e5dde9

#f2eef4

Tones

Color #b29abe mixed toward gray.

#b19dbb

#b0a0b8

#afa3b5

#aea6b2

#ada9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#aaabb4 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b1b0ae · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29abe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29abe]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b29abe (#b29abe) is rgb(178, 154, 190) in RGB.

No, #b29abe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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