#b4adc6

Color #b4adc6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4adc6

RGB

rgb(180, 173, 198)

HSL

hsl(256.8, 18%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.8, 12.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.01, 7.33, -11.8)

LCH

lch(72.01, 13.89, 301.85)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0361, 298.27)

HWB

hwb(256.8, 67.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc6ad

Analogous

#adb2c6

#b4adc6

#c0adc6

Triadic

#b4adc6

#c6b4ad

#adc6b4

Split-complementary

#b4adc6

#c6c0ad

#b2c6ad

Tetradic

#b4adc6

#c6adbf

#bfc6ad

#adc6b4

Square

#b4adc6

#c6adb2

#bfc6ad

#adc6c0

Shades

Color #b4adc6 mixed toward black.

#9388ad

#726592

#554c6d

#393349

#1c1924

Tints

Color #b4adc6 mixed toward white.

#c0bbcf

#cdc8d9

#d9d6e2

#e6e4ec

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b4adc6 mixed toward gray.

#b5afc4

#b6b1c2

#b7b3c0

#b8b5be

#b8b7bb

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

#b1b1c0 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b2bf · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b4bcbb · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4adc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4adc6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b4adc6 (#b4adc6) is rgb(180, 173, 198) in RGB.

No, #b4adc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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