#b0a6e2

Color #b0a6e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b0a6e2

RGB

rgb(176, 166, 226)

HSL

hsl(250, 50.8%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 26.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.87, 16.04, -28.92)

LCH

lch(70.87, 33.07, 299.01)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0858, 291.84)

HWB

hwb(250, 65.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8e2a6

Analogous

#a6bae2

#b0a6e2

#cea6e2

Triadic

#b0a6e2

#e2b0a6

#a6e2b0

Split-complementary

#b0a6e2

#e2cea6

#bae2a6

Tetradic

#b0a6e2

#e2a6d8

#d8e2a6

#a6e2b0

Square

#b0a6e2

#e2a6ba

#d8e2a6

#a6e2ce

Shades

Color #b0a6e2 mixed toward black.

#8475d2

#5944c2

#413094

#2b2063

#161031

Tints

Color #b0a6e2 mixed toward white.

#bdb5e7

#cac4ec

#d8d3f1

#e5e1f5

#f2f0fa

Tones

Color #b0a6e2 mixed toward gray.

#b3abdd

#b7b0d8

#bab5d3

#bdbace

#c1bfc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd5 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#acadd2 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#b0cbc8 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0a6e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0a6e2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b0a6e2 (#b0a6e2) is rgb(176, 166, 226) in RGB.

No, #b0a6e2 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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