#b0adcd

Color #b0adcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b0adcd

RGB

rgb(176, 173, 205)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 24.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 15.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.91, 7.47, -15.82)

LCH

lch(71.91, 17.49, 295.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0455, 289.51)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 67.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacdad

Analogous

#adbacd

#b0adcd

#c0adcd

Triadic

#b0adcd

#cdb0ad

#adcdb0

Split-complementary

#b0adcd

#cdc0ad

#bacdad

Tetradic

#b0adcd

#cdadca

#cacdad

#adcdb0

Square

#b0adcd

#cdadba

#cacdad

#adcdc0

Shades

Color #b0adcd mixed toward black.

#8a86b5

#655f9c

#4c4875

#33304e

#191827

Tints

Color #b0adcd mixed toward white.

#bdbbd5

#cac8de

#d7d6e6

#e5e4ee

#f2f1f7

Tones

Color #b0adcd mixed toward gray.

#b2b0ca

#b4b2c8

#b6b5c5

#b9b8c2

#bbbac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc6 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#afafc4 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#b0c0bf · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0adcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0adcd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0adcd (#b0adcd) is rgb(176, 173, 205) in RGB.

No, #b0adcd 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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