#b4a5bc

Color #b4a5bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a5bc

RGB

rgb(180, 165, 188)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 14.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 12.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.64, 9.72, -9.82)

LCH

lch(69.64, 13.82, 314.71)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0366, 314)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 64.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbca5

Analogous

#a8a5bc

#b4a5bc

#bca5b8

Triadic

#b4a5bc

#bcb4a5

#a5bcb4

Split-complementary

#b4a5bc

#b8bca5

#a5bca8

Tetradic

#b4a5bc

#bca5ad

#adbca5

#a5bcb4

Square

#b4a5bc

#bca8a5

#adbca5

#a5b8bc

Shades

Color #b4a5bc mixed toward black.

#9883a3

#7b6487

#5c4b65

#3d3243

#1f1922

Tints

Color #b4a5bc mixed toward white.

#c0b4c7

#cdc3d2

#d9d2dd

#e6e1e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b4a5bc mixed toward gray.

#b3a7ba

#b3a9b8

#b2abb6

#b2adb4

#b1afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#afb0b5 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a5bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b4a5bc (#b4a5bc) is rgb(180, 165, 188) in RGB.

No, #b4a5bc 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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