#b9a8cf

Color #b9a8cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.01 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a8cf

RGB

rgb(185, 168, 207)

HSL

hsl(266.2, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.2, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.44, 13.6, -17.56)

LCH

lch(71.44, 22.21, 307.76)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.058, 304.81)

HWB

hwb(266.2, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becfa8

Analogous

#a8aacf

#b9a8cf

#cca8cf

Triadic

#b9a8cf

#cfb9a8

#a8cfb9

Split-complementary

#b9a8cf

#cfcca8

#aacfa8

Tetradic

#b9a8cf

#cfa8be

#becfa8

#a8cfb9

Square

#b9a8cf

#cfa8aa

#becfa8

#a8cfcc

Shades

Color #b9a8cf mixed toward black.

#9980b9

#7859a1

#5a4379

#3c2c51

#1e1628

Tints

Color #b9a8cf mixed toward white.

#c5b6d7

#d0c5df

#dcd3e7

#e8e2ef

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b9a8cf mixed toward gray.

#b9abcc

#baaec8

#bab2c5

#bbb5c2

#bbb8bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c6 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c4 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b8bfbe · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a8cf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9a8cf (#b9a8cf) is rgb(185, 168, 207) in RGB.

No, #b9a8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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