#b3a5c0

Color #b3a5c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a5c0

RGB

rgb(179, 165, 192)

HSL

hsl(271.1, 17.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.1, 14.1%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 14.1%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(69.68, 10.18, -11.98)

LCH

lch(69.68, 15.72, 310.36)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0412, 308.59)

HWB

hwb(271.1, 64.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2c0a5

Analogous

#a6a5c0

#b3a5c0

#c0a5bf

Triadic

#b3a5c0

#c0b3a5

#a5c0b3

Split-complementary

#b3a5c0

#bfc0a5

#a5c0a6

Tetradic

#b3a5c0

#c0a5b2

#b2c0a5

#a5c0b3

Square

#b3a5c0

#c0a6a5

#b2c0a5

#a5bfc0

Shades

Color #b3a5c0 mixed toward black.

#9582a7

#78628c

#5a4a69

#3c3146

#1e1923

Tints

Color #b3a5c0 mixed toward white.

#c0b4ca

#ccc3d5

#d9d2df

#e6e1ea

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b3a5c0 mixed toward gray.

#b3a7be

#b3aabb

#b3acb9

#b3aeb7

#b3b0b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadba · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#aeafb8 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b2b5b4 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a5c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a5c0]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b3a5c0 (#b3a5c0) is rgb(179, 165, 192) in RGB.

No, #b3a5c0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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