#b7adc1

Color #b7adc1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b7adc1

RGB

rgb(183, 173, 193)

HSL

hsl(270, 13.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 10.4%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 10.4%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.1, 7.34, -8.89)

LCH

lch(72.1, 11.53, 309.54)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0302, 308.01)

HWB

hwb(270, 67.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c1ad

Analogous

#adadc1

#b7adc1

#c1adc1

Triadic

#b7adc1

#c1b7ad

#adc1b7

Split-complementary

#b7adc1

#c1c1ad

#adc1ad

Tetradic

#b7adc1

#c1adb7

#b7c1ad

#adc1b7

Square

#b7adc1

#c1adad

#b7c1ad

#adc1c1

Shades

Color #b7adc1 mixed toward black.

#998aa7

#7a698b

#5c4f68

#3d3546

#1f1a23

Tints

Color #b7adc1 mixed toward white.

#c3bbcb

#cfc8d6

#dbd6e0

#e7e4ea

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b7adc1 mixed toward gray.

#b7afbf

#b7b0be

#b7b2bc

#b7b4ba

#b7b5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bc · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4bb · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#b7b9b8 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7adc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7adc1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b7adc1 (#b7adc1) is rgb(183, 173, 193) in RGB.

No, #b7adc1 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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