#b3a0c9

Color #b3a0c9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a0c9

RGB

rgb(179, 160, 201)

HSL

hsl(267.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.71, 14.81, -18.43)

LCH

lch(68.71, 23.64, 308.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0618, 305.98)

HWB

hwb(267.8, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6c9a0

Analogous

#a0a2c9

#b3a0c9

#c8a0c9

Triadic

#b3a0c9

#c9b3a0

#a0c9b3

Split-complementary

#b3a0c9

#c9c8a0

#a2c9a0

Tetradic

#b3a0c9

#c9a0b6

#b6c9a0

#a0c9b3

Square

#b3a0c9

#c9a0a2

#b6c9a0

#a0c9c8

Shades

Color #b3a0c9 mixed toward black.

#947ab3

#765799

#584173

#3b2c4d

#1d1626

Tints

Color #b3a0c9 mixed toward white.

#c0b0d2

#ccc0db

#d9d0e4

#e6dfed

#f2eff6

Tones

Color #b3a0c9 mixed toward gray.

#b3a3c6

#b4a7c2

#b4aabf

#b4aebb

#b4b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc0 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#acaebe · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#b2b9b7 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a0c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a0c9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b3a0c9 (#b3a0c9) is rgb(179, 160, 201) in RGB.

No, #b3a0c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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