#b8b1cf

Color #b8b1cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b1cf

RGB

rgb(184, 177, 207)

HSL

hsl(254, 23.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254, 14.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 14.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.64, 8.32, -14.26)

LCH

lch(73.64, 16.51, 300.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0428, 296.03)

HWB

hwb(254, 69.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8cfb1

Analogous

#b1b9cf

#b8b1cf

#c7b1cf

Triadic

#b8b1cf

#cfb8b1

#b1cfb8

Split-complementary

#b8b1cf

#cfc7b1

#b9cfb1

Tetradic

#b8b1cf

#cfb1c8

#c8cfb1

#b1cfb8

Square

#b8b1cf

#cfb1b9

#c8cfb1

#b1cfc7

Shades

Color #b8b1cf mixed toward black.

#9489b7

#70629e

#544977

#38314f

#1c1828

Tints

Color #b8b1cf mixed toward white.

#c4bed7

#d0cbdf

#dcd8e7

#e7e5ef

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b8b1cf mixed toward gray.

#b9b4cd

#bbb6ca

#bcb9c8

#bdbbc5

#bfbec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c8 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b6c7 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b8c3c2 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b1cf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Medium Purple #9370db

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b1cf (#b8b1cf) is rgb(184, 177, 207) in RGB.

No, #b8b1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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