#b5a5e8

Color #b5a5e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.32 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a5e8

RGB

rgb(181, 165, 232)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 59.3%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 28.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 28.9%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(71.26, 19.49, -31.57)

LCH

lch(71.26, 37.1, 301.69)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0961, 294.94)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 64.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8e8a5

Analogous

#a5b6e8

#b5a5e8

#d6a5e8

Triadic

#b5a5e8

#e8b5a5

#a5e8b5

Split-complementary

#b5a5e8

#e8d6a5

#b6e8a5

Tetradic

#b5a5e8

#e8a5d8

#d8e8a5

#a5e8b5

Square

#b5a5e8

#e8a5b6

#d8e8a5

#a5e8d6

Shades

Color #b5a5e8 mixed toward black.

#8970db

#5e3bcd

#44289e

#2e1b69

#170d35

Tints

Color #b5a5e8 mixed toward white.

#c1b4ec

#cec3f0

#dad2f3

#e6e1f7

#f3f0fb

Tones

Color #b5a5e8 mixed toward gray.

#b8aae2

#bbb0dd

#beb6d7

#c1bbd2

#c3c1cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeda · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#afb0d7 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b4cecc · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a5e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a5e8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5a5e8 (#b5a5e8) is rgb(181, 165, 232) in RGB.

No, #b5a5e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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