#B6A8BD

A light, muted purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #B6A8BD

When working with digital screens, the color #B6A8BD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Thistle. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 168 green, and 189 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6A8BD
RGB182, 168, 189
HSL280.0°, 13.7%, 70.0%
CMYK4%, 11%, 0%, 26%
HSV280.0°, 11.1%, 74.1%
LAB70.6, 9.0, -8.9
XYZ42.5, 41.6, 53.9
Decimal11970749

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6A8BD; }
.text-color { color: #B6A8BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6A8BD; }

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