#B4A0C8 · Heather

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#B4A0C8 is a medium, muted purple color, closest to Heather and near Heather and Lilac. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 308°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #B4A0C8 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B4A0C8
RGBrgb(180, 160, 200)
HSLhsl(270, 27%, 71%)
CMYK10, 20, 0, 22
CSS var--heather
Contrast2.39:1 white · 8.8:1 black

Similar named colors

Heather #B7A9C9Lilac #C8A2C8Wisteria #C9A0DCDusty Blue #8FA8BFDusty Pink #D8A7B1

How to use #B4A0C8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B4A0C8 (8.8:1); white text does not (2.39:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B4A0C8 with its analogous neighbors #A1A1C9 and #C9A1C9; for contrast use its complement #B5C9A1 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--heather: #B4A0C8;

Shades & tints

#242028#484050#6C6078#9080A0#B4A0C8#C3B3D3#D2C6DE#E1D9E9#F0ECF4

Color harmonies for #B4A0C8

Complementary

#B4A0C8#B5C9A1

Analogous

#B4A0C8#A1A1C9#C9A1C9

Triadic

#B4A0C8#C9B5A1#A1C9B5

Split complementary

#B4A0C8#C9C9A1#A1C9A1

Tetradic

#B4A0C8#C9A1A1#B5C9A1#A1C9C9

Palettes with #B4A0C8