#b8a9dc

Color #b8a9dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9dc

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 220)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 42.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 23.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.05, 15.5, -23.77)

LCH

lch(72.05, 28.38, 303.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0737, 298.1)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 66.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cddca9

Analogous

#a9b4dc

#b8a9dc

#d1a9dc

Triadic

#b8a9dc

#dcb8a9

#a9dcb8

Split-complementary

#b8a9dc

#dcd1a9

#b4dca9

Tetradic

#b8a9dc

#dca9cd

#cddca9

#a9dcb8

Square

#b8a9dc

#dca9b4

#cddca9

#a9dcd1

Shades

Color #b8a9dc mixed toward black.

#927bc9

#6c4db6

#50388a

#36265c

#1b132e

Tints

Color #b8a9dc mixed toward white.

#c4b7e2

#d0c6e8

#dcd4ee

#e7e2f3

#f3f1f9

Tones

Color #b8a9dc mixed toward gray.

#baadd8

#bcb2d4

#bdb6cf

#bfbacb

#c1bec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2d1 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4ce · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b7c8c6 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9dc]

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

#b8a9dc (#b8a9dc) is rgb(184, 169, 220) in RGB.

No, #b8a9dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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