#b2a8bd

Color #b2a8bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a8bd

RGB

rgb(178, 168, 189)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.28, 7.58, -9.45)

LCH

lch(70.28, 12.11, 308.73)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0317, 307.05)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bda8

Analogous

#a8a9bd

#b2a8bd

#bca8bd

Triadic

#b2a8bd

#bdb2a8

#a8bdb2

Split-complementary

#b2a8bd

#bdbca8

#a9bda8

Tetradic

#b2a8bd

#bda8b3

#b3bda8

#a8bdb2

Square

#b2a8bd

#bda8a9

#b3bda8

#a8bdbc

Shades

Color #b2a8bd mixed toward black.

#9486a3

#766787

#594d65

#3b3344

#1e1a22

Tints

Color #b2a8bd mixed toward white.

#bfb7c8

#ccc5d3

#d9d4de

#e5e2e9

#f2f1f4

Tones

Color #b2a8bd mixed toward gray.

#b2aabb

#b2acb9

#b2adb8

#b2afb6

#b2b1b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#aeafb7 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#b2b4b3 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a8bd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2a8bd (#b2a8bd) is rgb(178, 168, 189) in RGB.

No, #b2a8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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