#b4aec6

Color #b4aec6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aec6

RGB

rgb(180, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(255, 17.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 12.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 6.78, -11.42)

LCH

lch(72.26, 13.28, 300.7)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0345, 297.09)

HWB

hwb(255, 68.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c6ae

Analogous

#aeb4c6

#b4aec6

#c0aec6

Triadic

#b4aec6

#c6b4ae

#aec6b4

Split-complementary

#b4aec6

#c6c0ae

#b4c6ae

Tetradic

#b4aec6

#c6aec0

#c0c6ae

#aec6b4

Square

#b4aec6

#c6aeb4

#c0c6ae

#aec6c0

Shades

Color #b4aec6 mixed toward black.

#9289ac

#716691

#554d6d

#393349

#1c1a24

Tints

Color #b4aec6 mixed toward white.

#c0bbcf

#cdc9d9

#d9d6e2

#e6e4ec

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b4aec6 mixed toward gray.

#b5b0c4

#b6b2c2

#b7b4c0

#b8b6be

#b9b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c1 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b2bf · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b4bcbb · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aec6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4aec6 (#b4aec6) is rgb(180, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #b4aec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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