#b5a1e2

Color #b5a1e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a1e2

RGB

rgb(181, 161, 226)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 52.8%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 28.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 20.35, -30.16)

LCH

lch(70.04, 36.38, 304.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0942, 298.25)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 63.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cee2a1

Analogous

#a1aee2

#b5a1e2

#d6a1e2

Triadic

#b5a1e2

#e2b5a1

#a1e2b5

Split-complementary

#b5a1e2

#e2d6a1

#aee2a1

Tetradic

#b5a1e2

#e2a1ce

#cee2a1

#a1e2b5

Square

#b5a1e2

#e2a1ae

#cee2a1

#a1e2d6

Shades

Color #b5a1e2 mixed toward black.

#8e70d3

#683fc4

#4d2e94

#331e63

#1a0f31

Tints

Color #b5a1e2 mixed toward white.

#c1b1e7

#cec0ec

#dad0f0

#e6e0f5

#f3effa

Tones

Color #b5a1e2 mixed toward gray.

#b7a7dd

#b9acd7

#bbb1d2

#bdb7cc

#bfbcc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadd5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#aeafd1 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b4c9c7 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a1e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a1e2]

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

#b5a1e2 (#b5a1e2) is rgb(181, 161, 226) in RGB.

No, #b5a1e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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