#b9acf2

Color #b9acf2

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.5 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9acf2

RGB

rgb(185, 172, 242)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 72.9%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 28.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(73.69, 19.11, -33.22)

LCH

lch(73.69, 38.32, 299.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0992, 292.46)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 67.5%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5f2ac

Analogous

#acc2f2

#b9acf2

#dcacf2

Triadic

#b9acf2

#f2b9ac

#acf2b9

Split-complementary

#b9acf2

#f2dcac

#c2f2ac

Tetradic

#b9acf2

#f2ace5

#e5f2ac

#acf2b9

Square

#b9acf2

#f2acc2

#e5f2ac

#acf2dc

Shades

Color #b9acf2 mixed toward black.

#8770e9

#5435df

#381cb3

#251377

#13093c

Tints

Color #b9acf2 mixed toward white.

#c5baf4

#d0c8f6

#dcd6f9

#e8e3fb

#f3f1fd

Tones

Color #b9acf2 mixed toward gray.

#bdb2ec

#c0b8e6

#c4bee1

#c8c3db

#cbc9d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b3e4 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b5e0 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b8d7d5 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9acf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9acf2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b9acf2 (#b9acf2) is rgb(185, 172, 242) in RGB.

No, #b9acf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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