#b8b3c9

Color #b8b3c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b3c9

RGB

rgb(184, 179, 201)

HSL

hsl(253.6, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.6, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.96, 6, -10.49)

LCH

lch(73.96, 12.08, 299.77)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0314, 296.08)

HWB

hwb(253.6, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c9b3

Analogous

#b3b9c9

#b8b3c9

#c3b3c9

Triadic

#b8b3c9

#c9b8b3

#b3c9b8

Split-complementary

#b8b3c9

#c9c3b3

#b9c9b3

Tetradic

#b8b3c9

#c9b3c4

#c4c9b3

#b3c9b8

Square

#b8b3c9

#c9b3b9

#c4c9b3

#b3c9c3

Shades

Color #b8b3c9 mixed toward black.

#958eaf

#736994

#564f6f

#39354a

#1d1a25

Tints

Color #b8b3c9 mixed toward white.

#c4c0d2

#d0ccdb

#dbd9e4

#e7e6ed

#f3f2f6

Tones

Color #b8b3c9 mixed toward gray.

#b9b5c7

#bab7c5

#bbb8c3

#bcbac2

#bdbcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b7c3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#b8c0bf · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b3c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b3c9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b3c9 (#b8b3c9) is rgb(184, 179, 201) in RGB.

No, #b8b3c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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