#b5afcd

Color #b5afcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5afcd

RGB

rgb(181, 175, 205)

HSL

hsl(252, 23.1%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 14.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 8.01, -14.41)

LCH

lch(72.82, 16.49, 299.07)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0429, 294.53)

HWB

hwb(252, 68.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cdaf

Analogous

#afb8cd

#b5afcd

#c4afcd

Triadic

#b5afcd

#cdb5af

#afcdb5

Split-complementary

#b5afcd

#cdc4af

#b8cdaf

Tetradic

#b5afcd

#cdafc7

#c7cdaf

#afcdb5

Square

#b5afcd

#cdafb8

#c7cdaf

#afcdc4

Shades

Color #b5afcd mixed toward black.

#9188b5

#6d619c

#524975

#37314e

#1b1827

Tints

Color #b5afcd mixed toward white.

#c1bcd5

#cecade

#dad7e6

#e6e4ee

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b5afcd mixed toward gray.

#b6b1ca

#b8b4c8

#b9b6c5

#bbb9c3

#bcbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c6 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b3c5 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#b5c1c0 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5afcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5afcd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b5afcd (#b5afcd) is rgb(181, 175, 205) in RGB.

No, #b5afcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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