#b1aec0

Color #b1aec0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b1aec0

RGB

rgb(177, 174, 192)

HSL

hsl(250, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.84, 4.55, -8.78)

LCH

lch(71.84, 9.89, 297.39)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0256, 293.46)

HWB

hwb(250, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc0ae

Analogous

#aeb4c0

#b1aec0

#baaec0

Triadic

#b1aec0

#c0b1ae

#aec0b1

Split-complementary

#b1aec0

#c0baae

#b4c0ae

Tetradic

#b1aec0

#c0aebd

#bdc0ae

#aec0b1

Square

#b1aec0

#c0aeb4

#bdc0ae

#aec0ba

Shades

Color #b1aec0 mixed toward black.

#908ca5

#706b89

#545067

#383545

#1c1b22

Tints

Color #b1aec0 mixed toward white.

#bebccb

#cbc9d5

#d8d7e0

#e5e4ea

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b1aec0 mixed toward gray.

#b2b0bf

#b3b1bd

#b4b3bc

#b5b4ba

#b6b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bc · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b1b8b8 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1aec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1aec0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b1aec0 (#b1aec0) is rgb(177, 174, 192) in RGB.

No, #b1aec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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