#b8a7c4

Color #b8a7c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a7c4

RGB

rgb(184, 167, 196)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 19.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 14.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(70.74, 11.57, -12.56)

LCH

lch(70.74, 17.08, 312.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.045, 311.31)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 65.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c4a7

Analogous

#aaa7c4

#b8a7c4

#c4a7c2

Triadic

#b8a7c4

#c4b8a7

#a7c4b8

Split-complementary

#b8a7c4

#c2c4a7

#a7c4aa

Tetradic

#b8a7c4

#c4a7b3

#b3c4a7

#a7c4b8

Square

#b8a7c4

#c4aaa7

#b3c4a7

#a7c2c4

Shades

Color #b8a7c4 mixed toward black.

#9b83ac

#7d6191

#5e496d

#3f3148

#1f1824

Tints

Color #b8a7c4 mixed toward white.

#c4b6ce

#d0c4d8

#dcd3e2

#e7e2eb

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b8a7c4 mixed toward gray.

#b8aac2

#b7acbf

#b7aebd

#b6b1ba

#b6b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1be · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b3bc · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b7b8b7 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a7c4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8a7c4 (#b8a7c4) is rgb(184, 167, 196) in RGB.

No, #b8a7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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