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#B8A2BF closest to Novel Lilac

#B8A2BF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Novel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(184, 162, 191)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #B8A2BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.96:1.

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Variations of #B8A2BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B8A2BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B8A2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8A2BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A3AABE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FA8C0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A7C0
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3AABE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA7BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8A5AC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9A3B6
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADA7AF

#B8A2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#B8A2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.96:1 Very good#B8A2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8A2BF in CSS

/* Novel Lilac */
.color { color: #B8A2BF; }
.background { background-color: #B8A2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8A2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 162 191);
color: hsl(286 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.048 318.0);

#B8A2BF FAQ

What color is #B8A2BF?

#B8A2BF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B8A2BF?

#B8A2BF is rgb(184, 162, 191) in RGB, hsl(286, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8A2BF?

The complementary color of #B8A2BF is #A9BFA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8A2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8A2BF: 8.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8A2BF a warm or cool color?

#B8A2BF is a cool color.