#b2adc2

Color #b2adc2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2adc2

RGB

rgb(178, 173, 194)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 14.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 10.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(71.72, 5.84, -10.05)

LCH

lch(71.72, 11.62, 300.16)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0302, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 67.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc2ad

Analogous

#adb3c2

#b2adc2

#bdadc2

Triadic

#b2adc2

#c2b2ad

#adc2b2

Split-complementary

#b2adc2

#c2bdad

#b3c2ad

Tetradic

#b2adc2

#c2adbd

#bdc2ad

#adc2b2

Square

#b2adc2

#c2adb3

#bdc2ad

#adc2bd

Shades

Color #b2adc2 mixed toward black.

#918aa8

#71688c

#554e69

#383446

#1c1a23

Tints

Color #b2adc2 mixed toward white.

#bfbbcc

#ccc8d6

#d9d6e1

#e5e4eb

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b2adc2 mixed toward gray.

#b3afc0

#b4b1bf

#b5b2bd

#b6b4bb

#b7b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bd · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b1bc · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b2b9b8 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2adc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2adc2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b2adc2 (#b2adc2) is rgb(178, 173, 194) in RGB.

No, #b2adc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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