#b0a0e8

Color #b0a0e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b0a0e8

RGB

rgb(176, 160, 232)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 61%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 31%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 31%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(69.61, 20.8, -34.15)

LCH

lch(69.61, 39.99, 301.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.1034, 293.96)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 62.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8e8a0

Analogous

#a0b4e8

#b0a0e8

#d4a0e8

Triadic

#b0a0e8

#e8b0a0

#a0e8b0

Split-complementary

#b0a0e8

#e8d4a0

#b4e8a0

Tetradic

#b0a0e8

#e8a0d8

#d8e8a0

#a0e8b0

Square

#b0a0e8

#e8a0b4

#d8e8a0

#a0e8d4

Shades

Color #b0a0e8 mixed toward black.

#846cdb

#5937cf

#41269e

#2b1969

#160d35

Tints

Color #b0a0e8 mixed toward white.

#bdb0ec

#cac0f0

#d8d0f4

#e5dff7

#f2effb

Tones

Color #b0a0e8 mixed toward gray.

#b3a6e2

#b7acdc

#bab2d6

#bdb8d0

#c1beca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9d9 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#aaabd6 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#afcdca · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0a0e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0a0e8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b0a0e8 (#b0a0e8) is rgb(176, 160, 232) in RGB.

No, #b0a0e8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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