#b5a6cc

Color #b5a6cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a6cc

RGB

rgb(181, 166, 204)

HSL

hsl(263.7, 27.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.7, 18.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(70.49, 12.76, -17.37)

LCH

lch(70.49, 21.55, 306.3)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0562, 303.01)

HWB

hwb(263.7, 65.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdcca6

Analogous

#a6aacc

#b5a6cc

#c8a6cc

Triadic

#b5a6cc

#ccb5a6

#a6ccb5

Split-complementary

#b5a6cc

#ccc8a6

#aacca6

Tetradic

#b5a6cc

#cca6bd

#bdcca6

#a6ccb5

Square

#b5a6cc

#cca6aa

#bdcca6

#a6ccc8

Shades

Color #b5a6cc mixed toward black.

#947fb5

#745a9d

#574375

#3a2d4e

#1d1627

Tints

Color #b5a6cc mixed toward white.

#c1b5d4

#cec4dd

#dad2e5

#e6e1ee

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b5a6cc mixed toward gray.

#b6a9c9

#b6acc6

#b7afc2

#b8b3bf

#b8b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc4 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b1c2 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b4bdbb · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a6cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a6cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b5a6cc (#b5a6cc) is rgb(181, 166, 204) in RGB.

No, #b5a6cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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