#b9a7bc

Color #b9a7bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a7bc

RGB

rgb(185, 167, 188)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 13.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 11.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.58, 10.35, -8.38)

LCH

lch(70.58, 13.32, 321)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0358, 321.47)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 65.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabca7

Analogous

#aea7bc

#b9a7bc

#bca7b4

Triadic

#b9a7bc

#bcb9a7

#a7bcb9

Split-complementary

#b9a7bc

#b4bca7

#a7bcae

Tetradic

#b9a7bc

#bca7aa

#aabca7

#a7bcb9

Square

#b9a7bc

#bcaea7

#aabca7

#a7b4bc

Shades

Color #b9a7bc mixed toward black.

#9e85a2

#826686

#614d65

#413343

#201a22

Tints

Color #b9a7bc mixed toward white.

#c5b6c7

#d0c4d2

#dcd3dd

#e8e2e9

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #b9a7bc mixed toward gray.

#b8a9ba

#b6abb8

#b5acb7

#b4aeb5

#b3b0b3

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

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b6 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#b8b3b2 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a7bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9a7bc (#b9a7bc) is rgb(185, 167, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9a7bc 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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