#b0acc9

Color #b0acc9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b0acc9

RGB

rgb(176, 172, 201)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 21.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 14.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 14.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.52, 7.17, -14.21)

LCH

lch(71.52, 15.92, 296.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0413, 291.72)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 67.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c9ac

Analogous

#acb6c9

#b0acc9

#beacc9

Triadic

#b0acc9

#c9b0ac

#acc9b0

Split-complementary

#b0acc9

#c9beac

#b6c9ac

Tetradic

#b0acc9

#c9acc5

#c5c9ac

#acc9b0

Square

#b0acc9

#c9acb6

#c5c9ac

#acc9be

Shades

Color #b0acc9 mixed toward black.

#8c86b0

#696297

#4f4971

#35314b

#1a1826

Tints

Color #b0acc9 mixed toward white.

#bdbad2

#cac8db

#d7d5e4

#e5e3ed

#f2f1f6

Tones

Color #b0acc9 mixed toward gray.

#b2aec7

#b3b1c4

#b5b3c2

#b7b6bf

#b9b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec2 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#afafc1 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b0bdbc · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0acc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0acc9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0acc9 (#b0acc9) is rgb(176, 172, 201) in RGB.

No, #b0acc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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