#B9B8E3 · Heather

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#B9B8E3 is a light, muted purple color, closest to Heather and near Heather and Lavender Gray. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 286°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #B9B8E3 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#B9B8E3
RGBrgb(185, 184, 227)
HSLhsl(241, 43%, 81%)
CMYK19, 19, 0, 11
CSS var--heather
Contrast1.9:1 white · 11.03:1 black

Similar named colors

Heather #B7A9C9Lavender Gray #C4C3D0Thistle #D8BFD8Lilac #C8A2C8Silver #C0C0C0

How to use #B9B8E3

Black text passes WCAG AA on #B9B8E3 (11.03:1); white text does not (1.9:1).

For a calm scheme pair #B9B8E3 with its analogous neighbors #BACEE3 and #CFBAE3; for contrast use its complement #E3E3BA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--heather: #B9B8E3;

Shades & tints

#25252D#4A4A5B#6F6E88#9493B6#B9B8E3#C7C6E9#D5D4EE#E3E3F4#F1F1F9

Color harmonies for #B9B8E3

Complementary

#B9B8E3#E3E3BA

Analogous

#B9B8E3#BACEE3#CFBAE3

Triadic

#B9B8E3#E3BABA#BAE3BA

Split complementary

#B9B8E3#E3CFBA#CEE3BA

Tetradic

#B9B8E3#E3BACE#E3E3BA#BAE3CF

Palettes with #B9B8E3