#b8aed3

Color #b8aed3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aed3

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 211)

HSL

hsl(256.2, 29.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.2, 17.5%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(73, 10.8, -17.4)

LCH

lch(73, 20.48, 301.83)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0532, 297.53)

HWB

hwb(256.2, 68.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9d3ae

Analogous

#aeb7d3

#b8aed3

#cbaed3

Triadic

#b8aed3

#d3b8ae

#aed3b8

Split-complementary

#b8aed3

#d3cbae

#b7d3ae

Tetradic

#b8aed3

#d3aec9

#c9d3ae

#aed3b8

Square

#b8aed3

#d3aeb7

#c9d3ae

#aed3cb

Shades

Color #b8aed3 mixed toward black.

#9484bc

#6f5ba6

#53447d

#372d53

#1c172a

Tints

Color #b8aed3 mixed toward white.

#c4bcda

#d0c9e2

#dcd7e9

#e7e4f0

#f3f2f8

Tones

Color #b8aed3 mixed toward gray.

#b9b1d0

#bbb4cd

#bcb7ca

#bebac7

#bfbdc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4cb · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b5c9 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#b8c4c3 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aed3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aed3]

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

#b8aed3 (#b8aed3) is rgb(184, 174, 211) in RGB.

No, #b8aed3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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