#b9b3c4

Color #b9b3c4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b3c4

RGB

rgb(185, 179, 196)

HSL

hsl(261.2, 12.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.2, 8.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.89, 5.34, -7.85)

LCH

lch(73.89, 9.49, 304.23)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0247, 301.76)

HWB

hwb(261.2, 70.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec4b3

Analogous

#b3b5c4

#b9b3c4

#c1b3c4

Triadic

#b9b3c4

#c4b9b3

#b3c4b9

Split-complementary

#b9b3c4

#c4c1b3

#b5c4b3

Tetradic

#b9b3c4

#c4b3be

#bec4b3

#b3c4b9

Square

#b9b3c4

#c4b3b5

#bec4b3

#b3c4c1

Shades

Color #b9b3c4 mixed toward black.

#9990a9

#786d8d

#5a526a

#3c3746

#1e1b23

Tints

Color #b9b3c4 mixed toward white.

#c5c0ce

#d0ccd8

#dcd9e1

#e8e6eb

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b9b3c4 mixed toward gray.

#b9b4c3

#bab6c1

#bab7c0

#bbb9be

#bbbabd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c0 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b7bf · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b9bdbc · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b3c4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b9b3c4 (#b9b3c4) is rgb(185, 179, 196) in RGB.

No, #b9b3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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