#b7abe3

Color #b7abe3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.52 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b7abe3

RGB

rgb(183, 171, 227)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 50%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 24.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(72.72, 15.63, -26.57)

LCH

lch(72.72, 30.83, 300.47)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.08, 294.29)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 67.1%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7e3ab

Analogous

#abbbe3

#b7abe3

#d3abe3

Triadic

#b7abe3

#e3b7ab

#abe3b7

Split-complementary

#b7abe3

#e3d3ab

#bbe3ab

Tetradic

#b7abe3

#e3abd7

#d7e3ab

#abe3b7

Square

#b7abe3

#e3abbb

#d7e3ab

#abe3d3

Shades

Color #b7abe3 mixed toward black.

#8c79d2

#6247c2

#473295

#2f2163

#181132

Tints

Color #b7abe3 mixed toward white.

#c3b9e8

#cfc7ec

#dbd5f1

#e7e3f6

#f3f1fa

Tones

Color #b7abe3 mixed toward gray.

#bab0de

#bcb4da

#bfb9d5

#c2bed0

#c4c2cc

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

#b2b2d7 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4d4 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b6cdcb · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7abe3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7abe3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b7abe3 (#b7abe3) is rgb(183, 171, 227) in RGB.

No, #b7abe3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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