#b9afdb

Color #b9afdb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9afdb

RGB

rgb(185, 175, 219)

HSL

hsl(253.6, 37.9%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.6, 20.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(73.6, 12.29, -20.85)

LCH

lch(73.6, 24.2, 300.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0628, 295.34)

HWB

hwb(253.6, 68.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1dbaf

Analogous

#afbbdb

#b9afdb

#cfafdb

Triadic

#b9afdb

#dbb9af

#afdbb9

Split-complementary

#b9afdb

#dbcfaf

#bbdbaf

Tetradic

#b9afdb

#dbafd1

#d1dbaf

#afdbb9

Square

#b9afdb

#dbafbb

#d1dbaf

#afdbcf

Shades

Color #b9afdb mixed toward black.

#9182c7

#6a55b2

#4e3d88

#34295b

#1a142d

Tints

Color #b9afdb mixed toward white.

#c5bce1

#d0cae7

#dcd7ed

#e8e4f3

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b9afdb mixed toward gray.

#bbb3d7

#bdb6d4

#bfbad0

#c1becc

#c3c1c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5d1 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b6cf · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b9c9c8 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9afdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9afdb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b9afdb (#b9afdb) is rgb(185, 175, 219) in RGB.

No, #b9afdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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