#b1a9ff

Color #b1a9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a9ff

RGB

rgb(177, 169, 255)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 100%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 33.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 21.62, -41.6)

LCH

lch(72.85, 46.88, 297.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1215, 287.48)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 66.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f7ffa9

Analogous

#a9ccff

#b1a9ff

#dca9ff

Triadic

#b1a9ff

#ffb1a9

#a9ffb1

Split-complementary

#b1a9ff

#ffdca9

#ccffa9

Tetradic

#b1a9ff

#ffa9f7

#f7ffa9

#a9ffb1

Square

#b1a9ff

#ffa9cc

#f7ffa9

#a9ffdc

Shades

Color #b1a9ff mixed toward black.

#7162ff

#311cff

#1400d4

#0d008d

#070047

Tints

Color #b1a9ff mixed toward white.

#beb7ff

#cbc6ff

#d8d4ff

#e5e2ff

#f2f1ff

Tones

Color #b1a9ff mixed toward gray.

#b7b0f8

#bdb7f1

#c2bee9

#c8c6e2

#cecddb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeee · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#aeafea · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b1dfdc · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a9ff]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b1a9ff (#b1a9ff) is rgb(177, 169, 255) in RGB.

No, #b1a9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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