#b8a4b8

Color #b8a4b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a4b8

RGB

rgb(184, 164, 184)

HSL

hsl(300, 12.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 10.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.61, 10.88, -7.61)

LCH

lch(69.61, 13.28, 325.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0362, 325.92)

HWB

hwb(300, 64.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b8a4

Analogous

#aea4b8

#b8a4b8

#b8a4ae

Triadic

#b8a4b8

#b8b8a4

#a4b8b8

Split-complementary

#b8a4b8

#aeb8a4

#a4b8ae

Tetradic

#b8a4b8

#b8a4a4

#a4b8a4

#a4b8b8

Square

#b8a4b8

#b8aea4

#a4b8a4

#a4aeb8

Shades

Color #b8a4b8 mixed toward black.

#9e839e

#826682

#624c62

#413341

#211921

Tints

Color #b8a4b8 mixed toward white.

#c4b3c4

#d0c2d0

#dbd1db

#e7e1e7

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b8a4b8 mixed toward gray.

#b6a6b6

#b5a7b5

#b3a9b3

#b1abb1

#b0acb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b2 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b7b0af · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a4b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a4b8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8a4b8 (#b8a4b8) is rgb(184, 164, 184) in RGB.

No, #b8a4b8 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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