#b8a2cb

Color #b8a2cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a2cb

RGB

rgb(184, 162, 203)

HSL

hsl(272.2, 28.3%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.2, 20.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(69.71, 15.76, -17.98)

LCH

lch(69.71, 23.91, 311.24)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0628, 309.12)

HWB

hwb(272.2, 63.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5cba2

Analogous

#a4a2cb

#b8a2cb

#cba2ca

Triadic

#b8a2cb

#cbb8a2

#a2cbb8

Split-complementary

#b8a2cb

#cacba2

#a2cba4

Tetradic

#b8a2cb

#cba2b5

#b5cba2

#a2cbb8

Square

#b8a2cb

#cba4a2

#b5cba2

#a2cacb

Shades

Color #b8a2cb mixed toward black.

#9a7bb5

#7c579c

#5d4175

#3e2c4e

#1f1627

Tints

Color #b8a2cb mixed toward white.

#c4b2d4

#d0c1dc

#dcd1e5

#e7e0ee

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b8a2cb mixed toward gray.

#b8a6c8

#b8a9c4

#b7acc1

#b7b0bd

#b7b3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc2 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b2c0 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#b7bbb9 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a2cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a2cb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b8a2cb (#b8a2cb) is rgb(184, 162, 203) in RGB.

No, #b8a2cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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