#b8a8de

Color #b8a8de

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a8de

RGB

rgb(184, 168, 222)

HSL

hsl(257.8, 45%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.8, 24.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(71.87, 16.49, -25.13)

LCH

lch(71.87, 30.06, 303.27)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.078, 298.14)

HWB

hwb(257.8, 65.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cedea8

Analogous

#a8b3de

#b8a8de

#d3a8de

Triadic

#b8a8de

#deb8a8

#a8deb8

Split-complementary

#b8a8de

#ded3a8

#b3dea8

Tetradic

#b8a8de

#dea8ce

#cedea8

#a8deb8

Square

#b8a8de

#dea8b3

#cedea8

#a8ded3

Shades

Color #b8a8de mixed toward black.

#9279cc

#6b4aba

#50368d

#35245e

#1b122f

Tints

Color #b8a8de mixed toward white.

#c4b7e4

#d0c5e9

#dcd4ef

#e7e2f4

#f3f1fa

Tones

Color #b8a8de mixed toward gray.

#baadda

#bcb1d5

#beb6d1

#bfbacc

#c1bfc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d3 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3d0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b7c9c7 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a8de]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8a8de (#b8a8de) is rgb(184, 168, 222) in RGB.

No, #b8a8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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