#b5aed1

Color #b5aed1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aed1

RGB

rgb(181, 174, 209)

HSL

hsl(252, 27.6%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 16.7%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(72.69, 9.4, -16.79)

LCH

lch(72.69, 19.24, 299.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0499, 294.36)

HWB

hwb(252, 68.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cad1ae

Analogous

#aeb8d1

#b5aed1

#c7aed1

Triadic

#b5aed1

#d1b5ae

#aed1b5

Split-complementary

#b5aed1

#d1c7ae

#b8d1ae

Tetradic

#b5aed1

#d1aeca

#cad1ae

#aed1b5

Square

#b5aed1

#d1aeb8

#cad1ae

#aed1c7

Shades

Color #b5aed1 mixed toward black.

#9085ba

#6b5da3

#50457a

#352e51

#1b1729

Tints

Color #b5aed1 mixed toward white.

#c1bbd9

#cec9e0

#dad6e8

#e6e4f0

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b5aed1 mixed toward gray.

#b7b1ce

#b8b4cb

#bab7c8

#bcbac5

#bebdc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c9 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c7 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#b5c3c1 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aed1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5aed1 (#b5aed1) is rgb(181, 174, 209) in RGB.

No, #b5aed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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