#b9aef3

Color #b9aef3

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aef3

RGB

rgb(185, 174, 243)

HSL

hsl(249.6, 74.2%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.6, 28.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 28.4%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(74.23, 18.24, -32.94)

LCH

lch(74.23, 37.65, 298.97)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0975, 291.28)

HWB

hwb(249.6, 68.2%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8f3ae

Analogous

#aec6f3

#b9aef3

#dcaef3

Triadic

#b9aef3

#f3b9ae

#aef3b9

Split-complementary

#b9aef3

#f3dcae

#c6f3ae

Tetradic

#b9aef3

#f3aee8

#e8f3ae

#aef3b9

Square

#b9aef3

#f3aec6

#e8f3ae

#aef3dc

Shades

Color #b9aef3 mixed toward black.

#8572ea

#5135e1

#341bb6

#221279

#11093d

Tints

Color #b9aef3 mixed toward white.

#c5bcf5

#d0c9f7

#dcd7f9

#e8e4fb

#f3f2fd

Tones

Color #b9aef3 mixed toward gray.

#bdb4ed

#c1bae8

#c5bfe2

#c9c5dc

#cdcbd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4e5 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b6e1 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#b8d9d6 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aef3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aef3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9aef3 (#b9aef3) is rgb(185, 174, 243) in RGB.

No, #b9aef3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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