#b8a2dd

Color #b8a2dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a2dd

RGB

rgb(184, 162, 221)

HSL

hsl(262.4, 46.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.4, 26.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(70.35, 19.61, -26.92)

LCH

lch(70.35, 33.31, 306.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0865, 301.43)

HWB

hwb(262.4, 63.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7dda2

Analogous

#a2a9dd

#b8a2dd

#d6a2dd

Triadic

#b8a2dd

#ddb8a2

#a2ddb8

Split-complementary

#b8a2dd

#ddd6a2

#a9dda2

Tetradic

#b8a2dd

#dda2c7

#c7dda2

#a2ddb8

Square

#b8a2dd

#dda2a9

#c7dda2

#a2ddd6

Shades

Color #b8a2dd mixed toward black.

#9473cc

#7144bb

#54338c

#38225e

#1c112f

Tints

Color #b8a2dd mixed toward white.

#c4b1e3

#d0c1e8

#dcd0ee

#e7e0f4

#f3eff9

Tones

Color #b8a2dd mixed toward gray.

#b9a7d8

#bbacd3

#bcb1ce

#bdb6c9

#bebbc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafd1 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b2ce · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b7c6c4 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a2dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a2dd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8a2dd (#b8a2dd) is rgb(184, 162, 221) in RGB.

No, #b8a2dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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