#b9aedc

Color #b9aedc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aedc

RGB

rgb(185, 174, 220)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 39.7%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 20.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 20.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(73.39, 13.05, -21.73)

LCH

lch(73.39, 25.35, 300.99)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0657, 295.79)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 68.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1dcae

Analogous

#aebadc

#b9aedc

#d0aedc

Triadic

#b9aedc

#dcb9ae

#aedcb9

Split-complementary

#b9aedc

#dcd0ae

#badcae

Tetradic

#b9aedc

#dcaed1

#d1dcae

#aedcb9

Square

#b9aedc

#dcaeba

#d1dcae

#aedcd0

Shades

Color #b9aedc mixed toward black.

#9180c8

#6a52b4

#4e3b8a

#34285c

#1a142e

Tints

Color #b9aedc mixed toward white.

#c5bce2

#d0c9e8

#dcd7ee

#e8e4f3

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b9aedc mixed toward gray.

#bbb2d8

#bdb6d4

#bfbad1

#c1bdcd

#c3c1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d2 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b6d0 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#b8cac8 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aedc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aedc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b9aedc (#b9aedc) is rgb(185, 174, 220) in RGB.

No, #b9aedc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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