#b8aecd

Color #b8aecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aecd

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 205)

HSL

hsl(259.4, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.4, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.81, 9.55, -14.41)

LCH

lch(72.81, 17.29, 303.53)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0449, 300.05)

HWB

hwb(259.4, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cdae

Analogous

#aeb3cd

#b8aecd

#c8aecd

Triadic

#b8aecd

#cdb8ae

#aecdb8

Split-complementary

#b8aecd

#cdc8ae

#b3cdae

Tetradic

#b8aecd

#cdaec3

#c3cdae

#aecdb8

Square

#b8aecd

#cdaeb3

#c3cdae

#aecdc8

Shades

Color #b8aecd mixed toward black.

#9687b5

#74609c

#574875

#3a304e

#1d1827

Tints

Color #b8aecd mixed toward white.

#c4bbd5

#d0c9de

#dbd6e6

#e7e4ee

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b8aecd mixed toward gray.

#b9b1ca

#bab3c8

#bbb6c5

#bcb8c3

#bdbbc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4c6 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b5c4 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#b8c0bf · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aecd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8aecd (#b8aecd) is rgb(184, 174, 205) in RGB.

No, #b8aecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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