#b6a0c2

Color #b6a0c2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a0c2

RGB

rgb(182, 160, 194)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 21.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 17.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(68.74, 14.37, -14.48)

LCH

lch(68.74, 20.4, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.054, 313.72)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 62.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc2a0

Analogous

#a5a0c2

#b6a0c2

#c2a0bd

Triadic

#b6a0c2

#c2b6a0

#a0c2b6

Split-complementary

#b6a0c2

#bdc2a0

#a0c2a5

Tetradic

#b6a0c2

#c2a0ac

#acc2a0

#a0c2b6

Square

#b6a0c2

#c2a5a0

#acc2a0

#a0bdc2

Shades

Color #b6a0c2 mixed toward black.

#9a7cab

#7e5c90

#5e456c

#3f2e48

#1f1724

Tints

Color #b6a0c2 mixed toward white.

#c2b0cc

#cec0d6

#dacfe0

#e7dfeb

#f3eff5

Tones

Color #b6a0c2 mixed toward gray.

#b5a3bf

#b4a6bc

#b3a8b9

#b3abb7

#b2aeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbb · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#aeb0b9 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#b5b4b3 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a0c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a0c2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6a0c2 (#b6a0c2) is rgb(182, 160, 194) in RGB.

No, #b6a0c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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