#b4aeca

Color #b4aeca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aeca

RGB

rgb(180, 174, 202)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 20.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 13.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 13.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.39, 7.61, -13.43)

LCH

lch(72.39, 15.44, 299.54)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.04, 295.28)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 68.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4caae

Analogous

#aeb6ca

#b4aeca

#c2aeca

Triadic

#b4aeca

#cab4ae

#aecab4

Split-complementary

#b4aeca

#cac2ae

#b6caae

Tetradic

#b4aeca

#caaec4

#c4caae

#aecab4

Square

#b4aeca

#caaeb6

#c4caae

#aecac2

Shades

Color #b4aeca mixed toward black.

#9188b1

#6e6397

#534a72

#37324c

#1c1926

Tints

Color #b4aeca mixed toward white.

#c0bbd3

#cdc9dc

#d9d6e4

#e6e4ed

#f2f1f6

Tones

Color #b4aeca mixed toward gray.

#b5b0c8

#b7b3c5

#b8b5c3

#b9b7c1

#bbbabe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c4 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c2 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b4bfbd · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aeca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aeca]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4aeca (#b4aeca) is rgb(180, 174, 202) in RGB.

No, #b4aeca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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