#b5afca

Color #b5afca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5afca

RGB

rgb(181, 175, 202)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 20.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 13.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.73, 7.39, -12.91)

LCH

lch(72.73, 14.88, 299.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0386, 295.64)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 68.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4caaf

Analogous

#afb6ca

#b5afca

#c2afca

Triadic

#b5afca

#cab5af

#afcab5

Split-complementary

#b5afca

#cac2af

#b6caaf

Tetradic

#b5afca

#caafc4

#c4caaf

#afcab5

Square

#b5afca

#caafb6

#c4caaf

#afcac2

Shades

Color #b5afca mixed toward black.

#9289b1

#6f6497

#544b71

#38324c

#1c1926

Tints

Color #b5afca mixed toward white.

#c1bcd3

#cecadc

#dad7e4

#e6e4ed

#f3f2f6

Tones

Color #b5afca mixed toward gray.

#b6b1c8

#b7b3c5

#b9b6c3

#bab8c1

#bbbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c4 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c2 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b5bfbe · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5afca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5afca]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5afca (#b5afca) is rgb(181, 175, 202) in RGB.

No, #b5afca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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