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#B8A7CD closest to Lucius Lilac

#B8A7CD is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 65.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(184, 167, 205)). Its HSL value is 267° hue, 28% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B8A7CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.45:1.

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#B8A7CD color conversion

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Variations of #B8A7CD

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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#B8A7CD 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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#B8A7CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8A7CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4AECC
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1ADCF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7ACCE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4AECC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAACCC
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5ACB4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7A9C2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0ACB6

#B8A7CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.22:1 Very poor#B8A7CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.45:1 Very good#B8A7CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8A7CD in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #B8A7CD; }
.background { background-color: #B8A7CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8A7CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 167 205);
color: hsl(267 28% 73%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.057 305.4);

#B8A7CD FAQ

What color is #B8A7CD?

#B8A7CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B8A7CD?

#B8A7CD is rgb(184, 167, 205) in RGB, hsl(267, 28%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8A7CD?

The complementary color of #B8A7CD is #BCCDA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8A7CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8A7CD: 9.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8A7CD a warm or cool color?

#B8A7CD is a cool color.