#b1a9f4

Color #b1a9f4

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.21 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a9f4

RGB

rgb(177, 169, 244)

HSL

hsl(246.4, 77.3%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.4, 30.7%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 30.7%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(72.4, 18.92, -36.36)

LCH

lch(72.4, 40.99, 297.49)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.1063, 288.54)

HWB

hwb(246.4, 66.3%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecf4a9

Analogous

#a9c7f4

#b1a9f4

#d7a9f4

Triadic

#b1a9f4

#f4b1a9

#a9f4b1

Split-complementary

#b1a9f4

#f4d7a9

#c7f4a9

Tetradic

#b1a9f4

#f4a9ec

#ecf4a9

#a9f4b1

Square

#b1a9f4

#f4a9c7

#ecf4a9

#a9f4d7

Shades

Color #b1a9f4 mixed toward black.

#7a6cec

#422fe4

#2817b7

#1b107a

#0d083d

Tints

Color #b1a9f4 mixed toward white.

#beb7f6

#cbc6f8

#d8d4fa

#e5e2fb

#f2f1fd

Tones

Color #b1a9f4 mixed toward gray.

#b6afee

#bbb6e8

#c0bce1

#c5c2db

#cac8d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaee5 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#aeafe1 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b1d8d5 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a9f4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a9f4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1a9f4 (#b1a9f4) is rgb(177, 169, 244) in RGB.

No, #b1a9f4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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