#b9a4c9

Color #b9a4c9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a4c9

RGB

rgb(185, 164, 201)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 18.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.23, 14.58, -16.08)

LCH

lch(70.23, 21.71, 312.2)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.057, 310.45)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c9a4

Analogous

#a7a4c9

#b9a4c9

#c9a4c7

Triadic

#b9a4c9

#c9b9a4

#a4c9b9

Split-complementary

#b9a4c9

#c7c9a4

#a4c9a7

Tetradic

#b9a4c9

#c9a4b4

#b4c9a4

#a4c9b9

Square

#b9a4c9

#c9a7a4

#b4c9a4

#a4c7c9

Shades

Color #b9a4c9 mixed toward black.

#9c7eb2

#7e5b99

#5e4473

#3f2d4c

#1f1726

Tints

Color #b9a4c9 mixed toward white.

#c5b3d2

#d0c2db

#dcd2e4

#e8e1ed

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b9a4c9 mixed toward gray.

#b9a7c6

#b8aac3

#b8adc0

#b7b0bd

#b7b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c1 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b3bf · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b8bab9 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a4c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a4c9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9a4c9 (#b9a4c9) is rgb(185, 164, 201) in RGB.

No, #b9a4c9 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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