#b6abe9

Color #b6abe9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6abe9

RGB

rgb(182, 171, 233)

HSL

hsl(250.6, 58.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.6, 26.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(72.86, 16.69, -29.63)

LCH

lch(72.86, 34.01, 299.39)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0882, 292.32)

HWB

hwb(250.6, 67.1%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee9ab

Analogous

#abbfe9

#b6abe9

#d5abe9

Triadic

#b6abe9

#e9b6ab

#abe9b6

Split-complementary

#b6abe9

#e9d5ab

#bfe9ab

Tetradic

#b6abe9

#e9abde

#dee9ab

#abe9b6

Square

#b6abe9

#e9abbf

#dee9ab

#abe9d5

Shades

Color #b6abe9 mixed toward black.

#8876db

#5940cd

#3f2aa0

#2a1c6b

#150e35

Tints

Color #b6abe9 mixed toward white.

#c2b9ed

#cec7f0

#dad5f4

#e7e3f8

#f3f1fb

Tones

Color #b6abe9 mixed toward gray.

#b9b0e4

#bdb5df

#c0bad9

#c3c0d4

#c7c5cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1dc · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3d9 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b5d1cf · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6abe9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6abe9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b6abe9 (#b6abe9) is rgb(182, 171, 233) in RGB.

No, #b6abe9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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