#b8abd2

Color #b8abd2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8abd2

RGB

rgb(184, 171, 210)

HSL

hsl(260, 30.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 18.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(72.21, 12.24, -18.05)

LCH

lch(72.21, 21.81, 304.14)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0567, 300.27)

HWB

hwb(260, 67.1%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d2ab

Analogous

#abb1d2

#b8abd2

#cbabd2

Triadic

#b8abd2

#d2b8ab

#abd2b8

Split-complementary

#b8abd2

#d2cbab

#b1d2ab

Tetradic

#b8abd2

#d2abc5

#c5d2ab

#abd2b8

Square

#b8abd2

#d2abb1

#c5d2ab

#abd2cb

Shades

Color #b8abd2 mixed toward black.

#9582bc

#7259a5

#56427c

#392c53

#1d1629

Tints

Color #b8abd2 mixed toward white.

#c4b9d9

#d0c7e1

#dbd5e8

#e7e3f0

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b8abd2 mixed toward gray.

#b9aecf

#bab1cb

#bbb5c8

#bcb8c5

#bdbbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2c9 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c7 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b7c2c1 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8abd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8abd2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b8abd2 (#b8abd2) is rgb(184, 171, 210) in RGB.

No, #b8abd2 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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