#b9afd1

Color #b9afd1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9afd1

RGB

rgb(185, 175, 209)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 27%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 16.3%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 16.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(73.27, 10.16, -15.89)

LCH

lch(73.27, 18.86, 302.59)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.049, 298.66)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 68.6%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d1af

Analogous

#afb6d1

#b9afd1

#caafd1

Triadic

#b9afd1

#d1b9af

#afd1b9

Split-complementary

#b9afd1

#d1caaf

#b6d1af

Tetradic

#b9afd1

#d1afc7

#c7d1af

#afd1b9

Square

#b9afd1

#d1afb6

#c7d1af

#afd1ca

Shades

Color #b9afd1 mixed toward black.

#9586ba

#725ea2

#55467a

#392f51

#1c1729

Tints

Color #b9afd1 mixed toward white.

#c5bcd9

#d0cae0

#dcd7e8

#e8e4f0

#f3f2f7

Tones

Color #b9afd1 mixed toward gray.

#bab2ce

#bbb5cb

#bdb8c9

#bebac6

#bfbdc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5c9 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b6c8 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#b9c3c2 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9afd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9afd1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b9afd1 (#b9afd1) is rgb(185, 175, 209) in RGB.

No, #b9afd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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