#b0aec6

Color #b0aec6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b0aec6

RGB

rgb(176, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(245, 17.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 12.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(71.95, 5.45, -11.93)

LCH

lch(71.95, 13.12, 294.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0341, 289.34)

HWB

hwb(245, 68.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4c6ae

Analogous

#aeb8c6

#b0aec6

#bcaec6

Triadic

#b0aec6

#c6b0ae

#aec6b0

Split-complementary

#b0aec6

#c6bcae

#b8c6ae

Tetradic

#b0aec6

#c6aec4

#c4c6ae

#aec6b0

Square

#b0aec6

#c6aeb8

#c4c6ae

#aec6bc

Shades

Color #b0aec6 mixed toward black.

#8c89ac

#6a6691

#4f4d6d

#353349

#1a1a24

Tints

Color #b0aec6 mixed toward white.

#bdbbcf

#cac9d9

#d7d6e2

#e5e4ec

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b0aec6 mixed toward gray.

#b2b0c4

#b3b2c2

#b5b4c0

#b7b6be

#b8b8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc1 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#afafbf · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b0bcbb · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0aec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0aec6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b0aec6 (#b0aec6) is rgb(176, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #b0aec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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