#b6a6c4

Color #b6a6c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a6c4

RGB

rgb(182, 166, 196)

HSL

hsl(272, 20.3%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 15.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(70.32, 11.45, -13.22)

LCH

lch(70.32, 17.49, 310.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0459, 309.17)

HWB

hwb(272, 65.1%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c4a6

Analogous

#a7a6c4

#b6a6c4

#c4a6c3

Triadic

#b6a6c4

#c4b6a6

#a6c4b6

Split-complementary

#b6a6c4

#c3c4a6

#a6c4a7

Tetradic

#b6a6c4

#c4a6b4

#b4c4a6

#a6c4b6

Square

#b6a6c4

#c4a7a6

#b4c4a6

#a6c3c4

Shades

Color #b6a6c4 mixed toward black.

#9882ac

#7a6091

#5c486d

#3d3049

#1f1824

Tints

Color #b6a6c4 mixed toward white.

#c2b5ce

#cec4d8

#dbd3e2

#e7e1eb

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b6a6c4 mixed toward gray.

#b6a9c2

#b6abbf

#b6aebd

#b5b0ba

#b5b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbd · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b1bc · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b5b8b7 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a6c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a6c4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b6a6c4 (#b6a6c4) is rgb(182, 166, 196) in RGB.

No, #b6a6c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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