#b9a4c7

Color #b9a4c7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a4c7

RGB

rgb(185, 164, 199)

HSL

hsl(276, 23.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 17.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 17.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(70.17, 14.17, -15.07)

LCH

lch(70.17, 20.69, 313.24)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0546, 311.81)

HWB

hwb(276, 64.3%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2c7a4

Analogous

#a8a4c7

#b9a4c7

#c7a4c4

Triadic

#b9a4c7

#c7b9a4

#a4c7b9

Split-complementary

#b9a4c7

#c4c7a4

#a4c7a8

Tetradic

#b9a4c7

#c7a4b2

#b2c7a4

#a4c7b9

Square

#b9a4c7

#c7a8a4

#b2c7a4

#a4c4c7

Shades

Color #b9a4c7 mixed toward black.

#9c7fb0

#7f5c96

#5f4570

#3f2e4b

#201725

Tints

Color #b9a4c7 mixed toward white.

#c5b3d0

#d0c2da

#dcd2e3

#e8e1ec

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b9a4c7 mixed toward gray.

#b8a7c4

#b8aac1

#b7adbe

#b7b0bb

#b6b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bf · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b3bd · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#b8b9b7 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a4c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a4c7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9a4c7 (#b9a4c7) is rgb(185, 164, 199) in RGB.

No, #b9a4c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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