#b5aedd

Color #b5aedd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aedd

RGB

rgb(181, 174, 221)

HSL

hsl(248.9, 40.9%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.9, 21.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 21.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(73.1, 12.01, -22.74)

LCH

lch(73.1, 25.72, 297.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0668, 291.61)

HWB

hwb(248.9, 68.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6ddae

Analogous

#aebfdd

#b5aedd

#cdaedd

Triadic

#b5aedd

#ddb5ae

#aeddb5

Split-complementary

#b5aedd

#ddcdae

#bfddae

Tetradic

#b5aedd

#ddaed6

#d6ddae

#aeddb5

Square

#b5aedd

#ddaebf

#d6ddae

#aeddcd

Shades

Color #b5aedd mixed toward black.

#8b80ca

#6051b6

#463a8b

#2f275d

#17132e

Tints

Color #b5aedd mixed toward white.

#c1bce3

#cec9e8

#dad7ee

#e6e4f4

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b5aedd mixed toward gray.

#b8b2d9

#bbb6d5

#bdbad1

#c0becd

#c3c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2d3 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b3d0 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#b5cac8 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aedd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aedd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5aedd (#b5aedd) is rgb(181, 174, 221) in RGB.

No, #b5aedd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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