#B8AECC

A light, muted purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #B8AECC

The precise color #B8AECC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Thistle. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 184, 174, and 204.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 15% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 260.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B8AECC
RGB184, 174, 204
HSL260.0°, 22.7%, 74.1%
CMYK10%, 15%, 0%, 20%
HSV260.0°, 14.7%, 80.0%
LAB72.8, 9.4, -13.9
XYZ45.8, 44.8, 63.4
Decimal12103372

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.96:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B8AECC; }
.text-color { color: #B8AECC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B8AECC; }

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