#b7aaca

Color #b7aaca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b7aaca

RGB

rgb(183, 170, 202)

HSL

hsl(264.4, 23.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.4, 15.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.61, 10.8, -14.57)

LCH

lch(71.61, 18.14, 306.55)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0473, 303.79)

HWB

hwb(264.4, 66.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdcaaa

Analogous

#aaadca

#b7aaca

#c7aaca

Triadic

#b7aaca

#cab7aa

#aacab7

Split-complementary

#b7aaca

#cac7aa

#adcaaa

Tetradic

#b7aaca

#caaabd

#bdcaaa

#aacab7

Square

#b7aaca

#caaaad

#bdcaaa

#aacac7

Shades

Color #b7aaca mixed toward black.

#9784b2

#775f99

#594773

#3b304c

#1e1826

Tints

Color #b7aaca mixed toward white.

#c3b8d3

#cfc6dc

#dbd4e4

#e7e3ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b7aaca mixed toward gray.

#b7adc7

#b8afc5

#b8b2c2

#b9b5bf

#b9b7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1c3 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c1 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#b6bdbc · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7aaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7aaca]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b7aaca (#b7aaca) is rgb(183, 170, 202) in RGB.

No, #b7aaca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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