#b9acc0

Color #b9acc0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9acc0

RGB

rgb(185, 172, 192)

HSL

hsl(279, 13.7%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279, 10.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 10.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.98, 8.38, -8.51)

LCH

lch(71.98, 11.94, 314.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0315, 313.97)

HWB

hwb(279, 67.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c0ac

Analogous

#afacc0

#b9acc0

#c0acbd

Triadic

#b9acc0

#c0b9ac

#acc0b9

Split-complementary

#b9acc0

#bdc0ac

#acc0af

Tetradic

#b9acc0

#c0acb3

#b3c0ac

#acc0b9

Square

#b9acc0

#c0afac

#b3c0ac

#acbdc0

Shades

Color #b9acc0 mixed toward black.

#9c8aa6

#7e698a

#5f4f68

#3f3445

#201a23

Tints

Color #b9acc0 mixed toward white.

#c5bacb

#d0c8d5

#dcd6e0

#e8e3ea

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b9acc0 mixed toward gray.

#b9aebe

#b8afbd

#b8b1bb

#b7b3b9

#b7b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b3bb · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b5ba · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b8b8b7 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9acc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9acc0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b9acc0 (#b9acc0) is rgb(185, 172, 192) in RGB.

No, #b9acc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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