#b6a8c2

Color #b6a8c2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a8c2

RGB

rgb(182, 168, 194)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 17.6%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 13.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 9.94, -11.44)

LCH

lch(70.76, 15.16, 310.99)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0398, 309.49)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 65.9%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c2a8

Analogous

#a9a8c2

#b6a8c2

#c2a8c1

Triadic

#b6a8c2

#c2b6a8

#a8c2b6

Split-complementary

#b6a8c2

#c1c2a8

#a8c2a9

Tetradic

#b6a8c2

#c2a8b4

#b4c2a8

#a8c2b6

Square

#b6a8c2

#c2a9a8

#b4c2a8

#a8c1c2

Shades

Color #b6a8c2 mixed toward black.

#9885a9

#7a638e

#5c4b6a

#3d3247

#1f1923

Tints

Color #b6a8c2 mixed toward white.

#c2b7cc

#cec5d6

#dbd4e1

#e7e2eb

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b6a8c2 mixed toward gray.

#b6aac0

#b6acbe

#b6afbc

#b5b1b9

#b5b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bc · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b2bb · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b5b7b6 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a8c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a8c2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b6a8c2 (#b6a8c2) is rgb(182, 168, 194) in RGB.

No, #b6a8c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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