#b8a9c8

Color #b8a9c8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9c8

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 200)

HSL

hsl(269, 22%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 15.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 15.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(71.38, 11.28, -13.81)

LCH

lch(71.38, 17.83, 309.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0467, 307.16)

HWB

hwb(269, 66.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c8a9

Analogous

#a9aac8

#b8a9c8

#c8a9c8

Triadic

#b8a9c8

#c8b8a9

#a9c8b8

Split-complementary

#b8a9c8

#c8c8a9

#aac8a9

Tetradic

#b8a9c8

#c8a9b9

#b9c8a9

#a9c8b8

Square

#b8a9c8

#c8a9aa

#b9c8a9

#a9c8c8

Shades

Color #b8a9c8 mixed toward black.

#9984b0

#7a6096

#5c4871

#3d304b

#1f1826

Tints

Color #b8a9c8 mixed toward white.

#c4b7d1

#d0c6da

#dcd4e4

#e7e2ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8a9c8 mixed toward gray.

#b8acc6

#b8aec3

#b8b1c0

#b8b3be

#b9b6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c1 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b4bf · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b7bbba · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9c8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9c8 (#b8a9c8) is rgb(184, 169, 200) in RGB.

No, #b8a9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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