#b1a5dc

Color #b1a5dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.76 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a5dc

RGB

rgb(177, 165, 220)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 44%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 25%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 25%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.47, 15.53, -26.23)

LCH

lch(70.47, 30.48, 300.63)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0791, 294.43)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 64.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0dca5

Analogous

#a5b5dc

#b1a5dc

#cda5dc

Triadic

#b1a5dc

#dcb1a5

#a5dcb1

Split-complementary

#b1a5dc

#dccda5

#b5dca5

Tetradic

#b1a5dc

#dca5d0

#d0dca5

#a5dcb1

Square

#b1a5dc

#dca5b5

#d0dca5

#a5dccd

Shades

Color #b1a5dc mixed toward black.

#8977ca

#6149b8

#48368b

#30245c

#18122e

Tints

Color #b1a5dc mixed toward white.

#beb4e2

#cbc3e8

#d8d2ee

#e5e1f3

#f2f0f9

Tones

Color #b1a5dc mixed toward gray.

#b4aad7

#b6aed3

#b9b3ce

#bbb7ca

#bebcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd0 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#adaece · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b0c7c4 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a5dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a5dc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b1a5dc (#b1a5dc) is rgb(177, 165, 220) in RGB.

No, #b1a5dc 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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