#b1a9c2

Color #b1a9c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a9c2

RGB

rgb(177, 169, 194)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 17%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 12.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(70.61, 7.7, -11.72)

LCH

lch(70.61, 14.02, 303.3)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0365, 300.08)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 66.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac2a9

Analogous

#a9aec2

#b1a9c2

#bea9c2

Triadic

#b1a9c2

#c2b1a9

#a9c2b1

Split-complementary

#b1a9c2

#c2bea9

#aec2a9

Tetradic

#b1a9c2

#c2a9ba

#bac2a9

#a9c2b1

Square

#b1a9c2

#c2a9ae

#bac2a9

#a9c2be

Shades

Color #b1a9c2 mixed toward black.

#9186a9

#72648e

#554b6a

#393247

#1c1923

Tints

Color #b1a9c2 mixed toward white.

#beb7cc

#cbc6d6

#d8d4e1

#e5e2eb

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b1a9c2 mixed toward gray.

#b2abc0

#b3adbe

#b3afbc

#b4b1ba

#b5b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebc · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#aeafbb · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b1b8b7 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a9c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b1a9c2 (#b1a9c2) is rgb(177, 169, 194) in RGB.

No, #b1a9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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