#b5a1c3

Color #b5a1c3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a1c3

RGB

rgb(181, 161, 195)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 22.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 17.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 17.4%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.93, 13.68, -14.75)

LCH

lch(68.93, 20.12, 312.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.053, 311.33)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 63.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc3a1

Analogous

#a4a1c3

#b5a1c3

#c3a1c0

Triadic

#b5a1c3

#c3b5a1

#a1c3b5

Split-complementary

#b5a1c3

#c0c3a1

#a1c3a4

Tetradic

#b5a1c3

#c3a1af

#afc3a1

#a1c3b5

Square

#b5a1c3

#c3a4a1

#afc3a1

#a1c0c3

Shades

Color #b5a1c3 mixed toward black.

#987dac

#7b5c91

#5c456d

#3e2e48

#1f1724

Tints

Color #b5a1c3 mixed toward white.

#c1b1cd

#cec0d7

#dad0e1

#e6e0eb

#f3eff5

Tones

Color #b5a1c3 mixed toward gray.

#b4a4c0

#b4a7bd

#b3a9ba

#b3acb8

#b2afb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbc · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#aeafba · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#b4b5b4 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a1c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a1c3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5a1c3 (#b5a1c3) is rgb(181, 161, 195) in RGB.

No, #b5a1c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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