#b3afcd

Color #b3afcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3afcd

RGB

rgb(179, 175, 205)

HSL

hsl(248, 23.1%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 14.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.66, 7.36, -14.67)

LCH

lch(72.66, 16.41, 296.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0427, 291.45)

HWB

hwb(248, 68.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cdaf

Analogous

#afbacd

#b3afcd

#c2afcd

Triadic

#b3afcd

#cdb3af

#afcdb3

Split-complementary

#b3afcd

#cdc2af

#bacdaf

Tetradic

#b3afcd

#cdafc9

#c9cdaf

#afcdb3

Square

#b3afcd

#cdafba

#c9cdaf

#afcdc2

Shades

Color #b3afcd mixed toward black.

#8e88b5

#69619c

#4f4975

#35314e

#1a1827

Tints

Color #b3afcd mixed toward white.

#c0bcd5

#cccade

#d9d7e6

#e6e4ee

#f2f2f7

Tones

Color #b3afcd mixed toward gray.

#b5b1ca

#b7b4c8

#b8b6c5

#bab9c3

#bcbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c6 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c5 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b3c1c0 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3afcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3afcd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3afcd (#b3afcd) is rgb(179, 175, 205) in RGB.

No, #b3afcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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