#b8b2ca

Color #b8b2ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b2ca

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 202)

HSL

hsl(255, 18.5%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 11.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.74, 6.75, -11.37)

LCH

lch(73.74, 13.22, 300.7)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0343, 297.01)

HWB

hwb(255, 69.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cab2

Analogous

#b2b8ca

#b8b2ca

#c4b2ca

Triadic

#b8b2ca

#cab8b2

#b2cab8

Split-complementary

#b8b2ca

#cac4b2

#b8cab2

Tetradic

#b8b2ca

#cab2c4

#c4cab2

#b2cab8

Square

#b8b2ca

#cab2b8

#c4cab2

#b2cac4

Shades

Color #b8b2ca mixed toward black.

#958cb0

#736796

#564d71

#39344b

#1d1a26

Tints

Color #b8b2ca mixed toward white.

#c4bfd3

#d0ccdc

#dbd8e5

#e7e5ed

#f3f2f6

Tones

Color #b8b2ca mixed toward gray.

#b9b4c8

#bab6c6

#bbb8c4

#bcbac2

#bdbcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c5 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b6b6c3 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b8c0bf · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b2ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b2ca]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b2ca (#b8b2ca) is rgb(184, 178, 202) in RGB.

No, #b8b2ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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