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#B8AECA closest to Pastel Lilac

#B8AECA is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(184, 174, 202)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 21% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #B8AECA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.95:1.

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Variations of #B8AECA

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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#B8AECA 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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#B8AECA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8AECA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB2C9
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B2CB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADB1CB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB2C9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB1C9
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5B2B7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7B0C2
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1B9

#B8AECA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#B8AECA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.95:1 Very good#B8AECA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8AECA in CSS

/* Pastel Lilac */
.color { color: #B8AECA; }
.background { background-color: #B8AECA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8AECA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 174 202);
color: hsl(261 21% 74%);
color: oklch(0.768 0.041 301.7);

#B8AECA FAQ

What color is #B8AECA?

#B8AECA is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B8AECA?

#B8AECA is rgb(184, 174, 202) in RGB, hsl(261, 21%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8AECA?

The complementary color of #B8AECA is #C0CAAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8AECA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8AECA: 9.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8AECA a warm or cool color?

#B8AECA is a cool color.