#b4a4bd

Color #b4a4bd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a4bd

RGB

rgb(180, 164, 189)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 15.9%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 13.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.42, 10.47, -10.71)

LCH

lch(69.42, 14.98, 314.35)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0396, 313.57)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 64.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbda4

Analogous

#a7a4bd

#b4a4bd

#bda4b9

Triadic

#b4a4bd

#bdb4a4

#a4bdb4

Split-complementary

#b4a4bd

#b9bda4

#a4bda7

Tetradic

#b4a4bd

#bda4ad

#adbda4

#a4bdb4

Square

#b4a4bd

#bda7a4

#adbda4

#a4b9bd

Shades

Color #b4a4bd mixed toward black.

#9882a4

#7b6388

#5c4a66

#3d3144

#1f1922

Tints

Color #b4a4bd mixed toward white.

#c0b3c8

#cdc2d3

#d9d1de

#e6e1e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b4a4bd mixed toward gray.

#b3a6bb

#b3a8b9

#b2aab7

#b2acb5

#b1aeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb7 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#aeafb6 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a4bd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a4bd (#b4a4bd) is rgb(180, 164, 189) in RGB.

No, #b4a4bd 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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