#b5aada

Color #b5aada

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aada

RGB

rgb(181, 170, 218)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 39.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 22%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(71.98, 13.56, -22.8)

LCH

lch(71.98, 26.53, 300.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0688, 295.19)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 66.7%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfdaaa

Analogous

#aab7da

#b5aada

#cdaada

Triadic

#b5aada

#dab5aa

#aadab5

Split-complementary

#b5aada

#dacdaa

#b7daaa

Tetradic

#b5aada

#daaacf

#cfdaaa

#aadab5

Square

#b5aada

#daaab7

#cfdaaa

#aadacd

Shades

Color #b5aada mixed toward black.

#8e7dc6

#6750b3

#4c3b87

#33275a

#19142d

Tints

Color #b5aada mixed toward white.

#c1b8e0

#cec6e6

#dad5ed

#e6e3f3

#f3f1f9

Tones

Color #b5aada mixed toward gray.

#b7aed6

#b9b2d2

#bcb6ce

#bebaca

#c0bec6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0d0 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b2cd · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b4c7c5 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aada;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aada]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5aada (#b5aada) is rgb(181, 170, 218) in RGB.

No, #b5aada is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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