#b9b3f3

Color #b9b3f3

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b3f3

RGB

rgb(185, 179, 243)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 72.7%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 26.3%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 26.3%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(75.47, 15.47, -31.02)

LCH

lch(75.47, 34.66, 296.51)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0901, 288.43)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 70.2%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edf3b3

Analogous

#b3cdf3

#b9b3f3

#d9b3f3

Triadic

#b9b3f3

#f3b9b3

#b3f3b9

Split-complementary

#b9b3f3

#f3d9b3

#cdf3b3

Tetradic

#b9b3f3

#f3b3ed

#edf3b3

#b3f3b9

Square

#b9b3f3

#f3b3cd

#edf3b3

#b3f3d9

Shades

Color #b9b3f3 mixed toward black.

#8176e9

#4939e0

#2b1db6

#1d1379

#0e0a3d

Tints

Color #b9b3f3 mixed toward white.

#c5c0f5

#d0ccf7

#dcd9f9

#e8e6fb

#f3f2fd

Tones

Color #b9b3f3 mixed toward gray.

#bdb8ee

#c1bee8

#c6c3e3

#cac8de

#cfced8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6e6 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b7e2 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b9dad8 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b3f3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b3f3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b3f3 (#b9b3f3) is rgb(185, 179, 243) in RGB.

No, #b9b3f3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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