#b6a8cf

Color #b6a8cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.49 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a8cf

RGB

rgb(182, 168, 207)

HSL

hsl(261.5, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.5, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.18, 12.62, -17.97)

LCH

lch(71.18, 21.96, 305.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0572, 301.41)

HWB

hwb(261.5, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1cfa8

Analogous

#a8adcf

#b6a8cf

#c9a8cf

Triadic

#b6a8cf

#cfb6a8

#a8cfb6

Split-complementary

#b6a8cf

#cfc9a8

#adcfa8

Tetradic

#b6a8cf

#cfa8c1

#c1cfa8

#a8cfb6

Square

#b6a8cf

#cfa8ad

#c1cfa8

#a8cfc9

Shades

Color #b6a8cf mixed toward black.

#9480b9

#7359a1

#564379

#392c51

#1d1628

Tints

Color #b6a8cf mixed toward white.

#c2b6d7

#cec5df

#dad3e7

#e7e2ef

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b6a8cf mixed toward gray.

#b7abcc

#b8aec8

#b9b2c5

#bab5c2

#bbb8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c6 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b2c4 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#b5bfbe · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a8cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Indigo #4b0082

Frequently asked questions

#b6a8cf (#b6a8cf) is rgb(182, 168, 207) in RGB.

No, #b6a8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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