#b4aabd

Color #b4aabd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aabd

RGB

rgb(180, 170, 189)

HSL

hsl(271.6, 12.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.6, 10.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.96, 7.17, -8.41)

LCH

lch(70.96, 11.05, 310.45)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.029, 309.12)

HWB

hwb(271.6, 66.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bdaa

Analogous

#abaabd

#b4aabd

#bdaabd

Triadic

#b4aabd

#bdb4aa

#aabdb4

Split-complementary

#b4aabd

#bdbdaa

#aabdab

Tetradic

#b4aabd

#bdaab3

#b3bdaa

#aabdb4

Square

#b4aabd

#bdabaa

#b3bdaa

#aabdbd

Shades

Color #b4aabd mixed toward black.

#9688a3

#786987

#5a4e65

#3c3443

#1e1a22

Tints

Color #b4aabd mixed toward white.

#c1b8c8

#cdc6d3

#dad5de

#e6e3e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b4aabd mixed toward gray.

#b4acbb

#b4adba

#b4afb8

#b4b0b7

#b4b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b9 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b8 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b4b5b4 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aabd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aabd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b4aabd (#b4aabd) is rgb(180, 170, 189) in RGB.

No, #b4aabd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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