#b8a3bf

Color #b8a3bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a3bf

RGB

rgb(184, 163, 191)

HSL

hsl(285, 17.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 14.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 14.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 12.79, -11.55)

LCH

lch(69.57, 17.23, 317.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.046, 317.64)

HWB

hwb(285, 63.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabfa3

Analogous

#aaa3bf

#b8a3bf

#bfa3b8

Triadic

#b8a3bf

#bfb8a3

#a3bfb8

Split-complementary

#b8a3bf

#b8bfa3

#a3bfaa

Tetradic

#b8a3bf

#bfa3aa

#aabfa3

#a3bfb8

Square

#b8a3bf

#bfaaa3

#aabfa3

#a3b8bf

Shades

Color #b8a3bf mixed toward black.

#9d80a7

#81618b

#604968

#403046

#201823

Tints

Color #b8a3bf mixed toward white.

#c4b2ca

#d0c2d4

#dbd1df

#e7e0ea

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #b8a3bf mixed toward gray.

#b7a5bd

#b6a8ba

#b4aab8

#b3acb6

#b2afb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb9 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b7 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b7b4b2 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a3bf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#b8a3bf (#b8a3bf) is rgb(184, 163, 191) in RGB.

No, #b8a3bf 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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