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#B8AECB closest to Pastel Lilac

#B8AECB 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 79.6% blue (rgb(184, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 22% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #B8AECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.95:1.

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#B8AECB color conversion

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Variations of #B8AECB

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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#B8AECB 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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#B8AECB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8AECB 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 #AAB2CA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B2CC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADB1CC
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAB2CA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB1CA
  • 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 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1B9

#B8AECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#B8AECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.95:1 Very good#B8AECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8AECB in CSS

/* Pastel Lilac */
.color { color: #B8AECB; }
.background { background-color: #B8AECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8AECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 174 203);
color: hsl(261 22% 74%);
color: oklch(0.768 0.042 301.1);

#B8AECB FAQ

What color is #B8AECB?

#B8AECB 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 #B8AECB?

#B8AECB is rgb(184, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(261, 22%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8AECB?

The complementary color of #B8AECB is #C1CBAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8AECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8AECB: 9.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8AECB a warm or cool color?

#B8AECB is a cool color.