#b5abce

Color #b5abce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5abce

RGB

rgb(181, 171, 206)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 26.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 17%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(71.83, 10.42, -16.45)

LCH

lch(71.83, 19.47, 302.35)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0506, 298.29)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 67.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4ceab

Analogous

#abb2ce

#b5abce

#c6abce

Triadic

#b5abce

#ceb5ab

#abceb5

Split-complementary

#b5abce

#cec6ab

#b2ceab

Tetradic

#b5abce

#ceabc4

#c4ceab

#abceb5

Square

#b5abce

#ceabb2

#c4ceab

#abcec6

Shades

Color #b5abce mixed toward black.

#9283b7

#6f5d9f

#544577

#382e4f

#1c1728

Tints

Color #b5abce mixed toward white.

#c1b9d6

#cec7de

#dad5e6

#e6e3ef

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b5abce mixed toward gray.

#b6aecb

#b7b1c8

#b9b4c5

#bab7c2

#bbbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c6 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b2c4 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#b5c0be · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5abce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5abce]

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

#b5abce (#b5abce) is rgb(181, 171, 206) in RGB.

No, #b5abce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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