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#B8AAC5 Color

#B8AAC5 is rgb(184, 170, 197) in RGB, hsl(271, 19%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8AAC5
HEX#B8AAC5
RGBrgb(184, 170, 197)
HSLhsl(271, 19%, 72%)
HSVhsv(271, 14%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.041 308.6)
LABlab(71.46% 9.01 -11.92)
LCHlch(71.46% 14.95 307.09)

What #B8AAC5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B8AAC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 5.33Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.02Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.58Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.64Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.52Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B8AAC5 Channel Values

How #B8AAC5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 170 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 19% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 14% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8AAC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8AAC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8AAC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8AAC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8AAC5
Complementary
#B7C5AA
Analogous
#AAAAC5
Analogous
#C5AAC5
Triadic
#C5B8AA
Triadic
#AAC5B8
Split comp.
#C5C5AA
Split comp.
#AAC5AA

Tints & Shades of #B8AAC5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C2B6CD
#CABFD4
#D4CBDC
#DED8E4
#E8E4EC
#F0EDF3

Shades

#9F8CB1
#88709E
#6E5982
#554464
#3B3046
#241D2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8AAC5.

How #B8AAC5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B8AAC5
Protanopia#ACACC5
Protanomaly#B1ACC5
Deuteranopia#AFAFC5
Deuteranomaly#B3ADC5
Tritanopia#B5AEAE
Tritanomaly#B6ACB7
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8AAC5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b8aac5: #B8AAC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8AAC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8aac5': '#B8AAC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.667, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_b8aac5">#B8AAC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8AAC5"

More Purple Colors

#B8AAC5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8AAC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8AAC5?

#B8AAC5 is a light purple — rgb(184, 170, 197) in RGB and hsl(271, 19%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #B8AAC5?

#B8AAC5 is rgb(184, 170, 197) — red 184, green 170, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8AAC5?

#B8AAC5 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8AAC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8AAC5 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8AAC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8AAC5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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