#b1abe2

Color #b1abe2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1abe2

RGB

rgb(177, 171, 226)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 48.7%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 24.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.2, 13.56, -26.86)

LCH

lch(72.2, 30.09, 296.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0782, 289.41)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 67.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dce2ab

Analogous

#abc0e2

#b1abe2

#ccabe2

Triadic

#b1abe2

#e2b1ab

#abe2b1

Split-complementary

#b1abe2

#e2ccab

#c0e2ab

Tetradic

#b1abe2

#e2abdc

#dce2ab

#abe2b1

Square

#b1abe2

#e2abc0

#dce2ab

#abe2cc

Shades

Color #b1abe2 mixed toward black.

#837ad1

#5548c0

#3d3394

#292262

#141131

Tints

Color #b1abe2 mixed toward white.

#beb9e7

#cbc7ec

#d8d5f0

#e5e3f5

#f2f1fa

Tones

Color #b1abe2 mixed toward gray.

#b4afdd

#b8b4d9

#bcb9d4

#bfbdd0

#c3c2cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed6 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#afafd3 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b1cdca · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1abe2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1abe2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1abe2 (#b1abe2) is rgb(177, 171, 226) in RGB.

No, #b1abe2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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