#b4abd5

Color #b4abd5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b4abd5

RGB

rgb(180, 171, 213)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 33.3%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 19.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(71.98, 11.59, -20.07)

LCH

lch(71.98, 23.18, 300.01)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0601, 294.78)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 67.1%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd5ab

Analogous

#abb7d5

#b4abd5

#c9abd5

Triadic

#b4abd5

#d5b4ab

#abd5b4

Split-complementary

#b4abd5

#d5c9ab

#b7d5ab

Tetradic

#b4abd5

#d5abcc

#ccd5ab

#abd5b4

Square

#b4abd5

#d5abb7

#ccd5ab

#abd5c9

Shades

Color #b4abd5 mixed toward black.

#8e80c0

#6856aa

#4e4080

#342b55

#1a152b

Tints

Color #b4abd5 mixed toward white.

#c1b9dc

#cdc7e3

#dad5ea

#e6e3f1

#f3f1f8

Tones

Color #b4abd5 mixed toward gray.

#b6afd1

#b8b2ce

#bab6cb

#bcb9c7

#bebdc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0cc · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b1ca · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b4c4c3 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4abd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4abd5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4abd5 (#b4abd5) is rgb(180, 171, 213) in RGB.

No, #b4abd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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