#b8a9cb

Color #b8a9cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9cb

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 203)

HSL

hsl(266.5, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.5, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.47, 11.89, -15.32)

LCH

lch(71.47, 19.39, 307.82)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0507, 305.2)

HWB

hwb(266.5, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccba9

Analogous

#a9abcb

#b8a9cb

#c9a9cb

Triadic

#b8a9cb

#cbb8a9

#a9cbb8

Split-complementary

#b8a9cb

#cbc9a9

#abcba9

Tetradic

#b8a9cb

#cba9bc

#bccba9

#a9cbb8

Square

#b8a9cb

#cba9ab

#bccba9

#a9cbc9

Shades

Color #b8a9cb mixed toward black.

#9882b4

#785d9a

#5a4674

#3c2f4d

#1e1727

Tints

Color #b8a9cb mixed toward white.

#c4b7d4

#d0c6dc

#dbd4e5

#e7e2ee

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8a9cb mixed toward gray.

#b8acc8

#b9afc5

#b9b1c2

#b9b4c0

#bab7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c3 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c2 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#b7bdbc · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9cb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9cb (#b8a9cb) is rgb(184, 169, 203) in RGB.

No, #b8a9cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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