#b8b2c6

Color #b8b2c6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b2c6

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 198)

HSL

hsl(258, 14.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 10.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.62, 5.94, -9.37)

LCH

lch(73.62, 11.09, 302.37)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0288, 299.5)

HWB

hwb(258, 69.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c6b2

Analogous

#b2b6c6

#b8b2c6

#c2b2c6

Triadic

#b8b2c6

#c6b8b2

#b2c6b8

Split-complementary

#b8b2c6

#c6c2b2

#b6c6b2

Tetradic

#b8b2c6

#c6b2c0

#c0c6b2

#b2c6b8

Square

#b8b2c6

#c6b2b6

#c0c6b2

#b2c6c2

Shades

Color #b8b2c6 mixed toward black.

#978eab

#766b90

#58506c

#3b3548

#1d1b24

Tints

Color #b8b2c6 mixed toward white.

#c4bfcf

#d0ccd9

#dbd8e2

#e7e5ec

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b8b2c6 mixed toward gray.

#b9b4c4

#b9b5c3

#bab7c1

#bbb9bf

#bbbabe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c1 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c0 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b8bebd · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b2c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b2c6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8b2c6 (#b8b2c6) is rgb(184, 178, 198) in RGB.

No, #b8b2c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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