#b2abe8

Color #b2abe8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2abe8

RGB

rgb(178, 171, 232)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 57%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 26.3%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(72.51, 15.25, -29.66)

LCH

lch(72.51, 33.35, 297.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0867, 289.48)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 67.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e8ab

Analogous

#abc2e8

#b2abe8

#d0abe8

Triadic

#b2abe8

#e8b2ab

#abe8b2

Split-complementary

#b2abe8

#e8d0ab

#c2e8ab

Tetradic

#b2abe8

#e8abe1

#e1e8ab

#abe8b2

Square

#b2abe8

#e8abc2

#e1e8ab

#abe8d0

Shades

Color #b2abe8 mixed toward black.

#8276da

#5142cb

#392b9e

#261d69

#130e35

Tints

Color #b2abe8 mixed toward white.

#bfb9ec

#ccc7f0

#d8d5f3

#e5e3f7

#f2f1fb

Tones

Color #b2abe8 mixed toward gray.

#b6b0e3

#bab5de

#bebad9

#c2bfd4

#c6c4cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafdb · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#afb0d8 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b2d0ce · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2abe8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2abe8]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2abe8 (#b2abe8) is rgb(178, 171, 232) in RGB.

No, #b2abe8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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