#b5a8dd

Color #b5a8dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a8dd

RGB

rgb(181, 168, 221)

HSL

hsl(254.7, 43.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.7, 24%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 24%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.59, 15.33, -25.04)

LCH

lch(71.59, 29.36, 301.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0762, 295.76)

HWB

hwb(254.7, 65.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0dda8

Analogous

#a8b6dd

#b5a8dd

#d0a8dd

Triadic

#b5a8dd

#ddb5a8

#a8ddb5

Split-complementary

#b5a8dd

#ddd0a8

#b6dda8

Tetradic

#b5a8dd

#dda8d0

#d0dda8

#a8ddb5

Square

#b5a8dd

#dda8b6

#d0dda8

#a8ddd0

Shades

Color #b5a8dd mixed toward black.

#8d79cb

#664bb9

#4c378c

#32245d

#19122f

Tints

Color #b5a8dd mixed toward white.

#c1b7e3

#cec5e8

#dad4ee

#e6e2f4

#f3f1f9

Tones

Color #b5a8dd mixed toward gray.

#b7add9

#bab1d4

#bcb5d0

#bebacb

#c0bec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afd2 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b1cf · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#b4c8c6 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a8dd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5a8dd (#b5a8dd) is rgb(181, 168, 221) in RGB.

No, #b5a8dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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