#b6abc9

Color #b6abc9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6abc9

RGB

rgb(182, 171, 201)

HSL

hsl(262, 21.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262, 14.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.75, 9.71, -13.82)

LCH

lch(71.75, 16.89, 305.09)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.044, 301.99)

HWB

hwb(262, 67.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec9ab

Analogous

#abafc9

#b6abc9

#c5abc9

Triadic

#b6abc9

#c9b6ab

#abc9b6

Split-complementary

#b6abc9

#c9c5ab

#afc9ab

Tetradic

#b6abc9

#c9abbe

#bec9ab

#abc9b6

Square

#b6abc9

#c9abaf

#bec9ab

#abc9c5

Shades

Color #b6abc9 mixed toward black.

#9585b1

#756197

#584971

#3a314b

#1d1826

Tints

Color #b6abc9 mixed toward white.

#c2b9d2

#cec7db

#dad5e4

#e7e3ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b6abc9 mixed toward gray.

#b7adc6

#b7b0c4

#b8b2c1

#b9b5bf

#b9b7bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c2 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c1 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b5bdbc · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6abc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6abc9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b6abc9 (#b6abc9) is rgb(182, 171, 201) in RGB.

No, #b6abc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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