#b9a5cc

Color #b9a5cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a5cc

RGB

rgb(185, 165, 204)

HSL

hsl(270.8, 27.7%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.8, 19.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(70.58, 14.64, -17.2)

LCH

lch(70.58, 22.59, 310.4)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0593, 308.15)

HWB

hwb(270.8, 64.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8cca5

Analogous

#a6a5cc

#b9a5cc

#cca5cc

Triadic

#b9a5cc

#ccb9a5

#a5ccb9

Split-complementary

#b9a5cc

#cccca5

#a5cca6

Tetradic

#b9a5cc

#cca5b8

#b8cca5

#a5ccb9

Square

#b9a5cc

#cca6a5

#b8cca5

#a5cccc

Shades

Color #b9a5cc mixed toward black.

#9b7eb6

#7c599d

#5d4376

#3e2c4f

#1f1627

Tints

Color #b9a5cc mixed toward white.

#c5b4d5

#d0c3dd

#dcd2e6

#e8e1ee

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b9a5cc mixed toward gray.

#b9a8c9

#b9acc6

#b9afc2

#b9b2bf

#b9b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c3 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c1 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#b8bcbb · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a5cc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9a5cc (#b9a5cc) is rgb(185, 165, 204) in RGB.

No, #b9a5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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