#b8adc0

Color #b8adc0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8adc0

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 192)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 13.1%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 9.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 9.9%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(72.15, 7.48, -8.26)

LCH

lch(72.15, 11.14, 312.16)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0293, 311.13)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 67.8%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c0ad

Analogous

#afadc0

#b8adc0

#c0adbf

Triadic

#b8adc0

#c0b8ad

#adc0b8

Split-complementary

#b8adc0

#bfc0ad

#adc0af

Tetradic

#b8adc0

#c0adb5

#b5c0ad

#adc0b8

Square

#b8adc0

#c0afad

#b5c0ad

#adbfc0

Shades

Color #b8adc0 mixed toward black.

#9a8ba6

#7c6a8a

#5d4f67

#3e3545

#1f1a22

Tints

Color #b8adc0 mixed toward white.

#c4bbcb

#d0c8d5

#dcd6e0

#e7e4ea

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b8adc0 mixed toward gray.

#b8afbe

#b8b0bd

#b7b2bb

#b7b3ba

#b7b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bc · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b5bb · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b7b8b7 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8adc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8adc0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8adc0 (#b8adc0) is rgb(184, 173, 192) in RGB.

No, #b8adc0 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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