#b7acbf

Color #b7acbf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b7acbf

RGB

rgb(183, 172, 191)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 12.9%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 9.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 9.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.78, 7.49, -8.26)

LCH

lch(71.78, 11.15, 312.2)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0294, 311.28)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 67.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bfac

Analogous

#aeacbf

#b7acbf

#bfacbe

Triadic

#b7acbf

#bfb7ac

#acbfb7

Split-complementary

#b7acbf

#bebfac

#acbfae

Tetradic

#b7acbf

#bfacb4

#b4bfac

#acbfb7

Square

#b7acbf

#bfaeac

#b4bfac

#acbebf

Shades

Color #b7acbf mixed toward black.

#998aa5

#7b6989

#5d4f66

#3e3544

#1f1a22

Tints

Color #b7acbf mixed toward white.

#c3baca

#cfc8d4

#dbd6df

#e7e3ea

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b7acbf mixed toward gray.

#b7aebd

#b7afbc

#b6b1ba

#b6b2b9

#b6b4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bb · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4ba · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b6b7b6 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7acbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7acbf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b7acbf (#b7acbf) is rgb(183, 172, 191) in RGB.

No, #b7acbf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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