#b2b2eb

Color #b2b2eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 19.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2b2eb

RGB

rgb(178, 178, 235)

HSL

hsl(240, 58.8%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 24.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(74.38, 12.08, -28.41)

LCH

lch(74.38, 30.87, 293.04)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0807, 284.35)

HWB

hwb(240, 69.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebebb2

Analogous

#b2cfeb

#b2b2eb

#cfb2eb

Triadic

#b2b2eb

#ebb2b2

#b2ebb2

Split-complementary

#b2b2eb

#ebcfb2

#cfebb2

Tetradic

#b2b2eb

#ebb2eb

#ebebb2

#b2ebb2

Square

#b2b2eb

#ebb2cf

#ebebb2

#b2ebcf

Shades

Color #b2b2eb mixed toward black.

#7b7bdd

#4545cf

#2b2ba4

#1c1c6d

#0e0e37

Tints

Color #b2b2eb mixed toward white.

#bfbfee

#ccccf2

#d9d9f5

#e5e5f8

#f2f2fc

Tones

Color #b2b2eb mixed toward gray.

#b7b7e6

#bcbce2

#c0c0dd

#c5c5d8

#cacad3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2df · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b2dc · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b2d5d2 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2b2eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2b2eb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b2b2eb (#b2b2eb) is rgb(178, 178, 235) in RGB.

No, #b2b2eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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