#b2aec0

Color #b2aec0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b2aec0

RGB

rgb(178, 174, 192)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.92, 4.89, -8.65)

LCH

lch(71.92, 9.94, 299.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0258, 295.97)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc0ae

Analogous

#aeb3c0

#b2aec0

#bbaec0

Triadic

#b2aec0

#c0b2ae

#aec0b2

Split-complementary

#b2aec0

#c0bbae

#b3c0ae

Tetradic

#b2aec0

#c0aebc

#bcc0ae

#aec0b2

Square

#b2aec0

#c0aeb3

#bcc0ae

#aec0bb

Shades

Color #b2aec0 mixed toward black.

#918ca5

#726b89

#555067

#393545

#1c1b22

Tints

Color #b2aec0 mixed toward white.

#bfbccb

#ccc9d5

#d9d7e0

#e5e4ea

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b2aec0 mixed toward gray.

#b3b0bf

#b4b1bd

#b5b3bc

#b5b4ba

#b6b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bc · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bb · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#b2b8b8 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2aec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2aec0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b2aec0 (#b2aec0) is rgb(178, 174, 192) in RGB.

No, #b2aec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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