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#B8AECB Color

#B8AECB is rgb(184, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(261, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8AECB
HEX#B8AECB
RGBrgb(184, 174, 203)
HSLhsl(261, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(261, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.042 301.1)
LABlab(72.65% 7.87 -13.45)
LCHlch(72.65% 15.58 300.33)

What #B8AECB 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 #B8AECB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.51Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.6Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.68Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.7Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.62Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.7

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

#B8AECB Channel Values

How #B8AECB 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 174 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8AECB 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8AECB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8AECB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8AECB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8AECB
Complementary
#C1CBAE
Analogous
#AEB2CB
Analogous
#C7AECB
Triadic
#CBB8AE
Triadic
#AECBB8
Split comp.
#CBC7AE
Split comp.
#B2CBAE

Tints & Shades of #B8AECB

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

#C0B7D1
#CBC4D9
#D4CDDF
#DEDAE7
#E7E3ED
#F1EFF5

Shades

#9D8FB7
#8270A4
#695889
#51446A
#39304B
#211C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8AECB.

How #B8AECB 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#B8AECB
Protanopia#B0B0CB
Protanomaly#B3AFCB
Deuteranopia#B1B1CB
Deuteranomaly#B4B0CB
Tritanopia#B4B2B2
Tritanomaly#B6B0BD
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8AECB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8aecb: #B8AECB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8AECB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8aecb': '#B8AECB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.682, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b8aecb">#B8AECB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8AECB"

More Purple Colors

#B8AECB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8AECB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8AECB?

#B8AECB is a light purple — rgb(184, 174, 203) in RGB and hsl(261, 22%, 74%) 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 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #B8AECB?

#B8AECB is rgb(184, 174, 203) — red 184, green 174, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8AECB?

#B8AECB converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8AECB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8AECB scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8AECB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8AECB 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 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.