#b8aedb

Color #b8aedb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aedb

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 219)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 38.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 20.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(73.27, 12.52, -21.36)

LCH

lch(73.27, 24.76, 300.38)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0642, 295.05)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 68.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1dbae

Analogous

#aebbdb

#b8aedb

#cfaedb

Triadic

#b8aedb

#dbb8ae

#aedbb8

Split-complementary

#b8aedb

#dbcfae

#bbdbae

Tetradic

#b8aedb

#dbaed1

#d1dbae

#aedbb8

Square

#b8aedb

#dbaebb

#d1dbae

#aedbcf

Shades

Color #b8aedb mixed toward black.

#9081c7

#6953b3

#4d3c88

#33285b

#1a142d

Tints

Color #b8aedb mixed toward white.

#c4bce1

#d0c9e7

#dcd7ed

#e7e4f3

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b8aedb mixed toward gray.

#bab2d7

#bcb6d4

#beb9d0

#c0bdcc

#c3c1c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d1 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b5cf · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b8c9c7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aedb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aedb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8aedb (#b8aedb) is rgb(184, 174, 219) in RGB.

No, #b8aedb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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