#b1aaeb

Color #b1aaeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.99 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b1aaeb

RGB

rgb(177, 170, 235)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 61.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 27.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(72.29, 16.21, -31.63)

LCH

lch(72.29, 35.54, 297.13)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0923, 288.96)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 66.7%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ebaa

Analogous

#aac3eb

#b1aaeb

#d2aaeb

Triadic

#b1aaeb

#ebb1aa

#aaebb1

Split-complementary

#b1aaeb

#ebd2aa

#c3ebaa

Tetradic

#b1aaeb

#ebaae4

#e4ebaa

#aaebb1

Square

#b1aaeb

#ebaac3

#e4ebaa

#aaebd2

Shades

Color #b1aaeb mixed toward black.

#7f73de

#4d3dd1

#3427a4

#231a6d

#110d37

Tints

Color #b1aaeb mixed toward white.

#beb8ee

#cbc6f2

#d8d4f5

#e5e3f8

#f2f1fc

Tones

Color #b1aaeb mixed toward gray.

#b5afe6

#b9b5e0

#bebadb

#c2c0d5

#c6c5d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaede · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#aeafda · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b1d2cf · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1aaeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1aaeb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1aaeb (#b1aaeb) is rgb(177, 170, 235) in RGB.

No, #b1aaeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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