#b8a9c4

Color #b8a9c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9c4

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 196)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 18.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 13.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(71.25, 10.47, -11.8)

LCH

lch(71.25, 15.78, 311.58)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0415, 310.21)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 66.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c4a9

Analogous

#aba9c4

#b8a9c4

#c4a9c3

Triadic

#b8a9c4

#c4b8a9

#a9c4b8

Split-complementary

#b8a9c4

#c3c4a9

#a9c4ab

Tetradic

#b8a9c4

#c4a9b5

#b5c4a9

#a9c4b8

Square

#b8a9c4

#c4aba9

#b5c4a9

#a9c3c4

Shades

Color #b8a9c4 mixed toward black.

#9a85ab

#7c6390

#5d4a6c

#3e3248

#1f1924

Tints

Color #b8a9c4 mixed toward white.

#c4b7ce

#d0c6d8

#dcd4e2

#e7e2eb

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b8a9c4 mixed toward gray.

#b8abc2

#b8aec0

#b7b0bd

#b7b2bb

#b7b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2be · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4bc · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#b7b9b8 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9c4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9c4 (#b8a9c4) is rgb(184, 169, 196) in RGB.

No, #b8a9c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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