#b8aed6

Color #b8aed6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aed6

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 214)

HSL

hsl(255, 32.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 18.7%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(73.1, 11.44, -18.89)

LCH

lch(73.1, 22.08, 301.2)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0573, 296.52)

HWB

hwb(255, 68.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd6ae

Analogous

#aeb8d6

#b8aed6

#ccaed6

Triadic

#b8aed6

#d6b8ae

#aed6b8

Split-complementary

#b8aed6

#d6ccae

#b8d6ae

Tetradic

#b8aed6

#d6aecc

#ccd6ae

#aed6b8

Square

#b8aed6

#d6aeb8

#ccd6ae

#aed6cc

Shades

Color #b8aed6 mixed toward black.

#9283c0

#6d58ab

#514181

#362b56

#1b162b

Tints

Color #b8aed6 mixed toward white.

#c4bcdd

#d0c9e4

#dcd7eb

#e7e4f1

#f3f2f8

Tones

Color #b8aed6 mixed toward gray.

#bab1d3

#bbb5cf

#bdb8cc

#bfbbc9

#c0bfc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4cd · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b4b5cb · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#b8c6c4 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aed6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8aed6 (#b8aed6) is rgb(184, 174, 214) in RGB.

No, #b8aed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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