#b1acc5

Color #b1acc5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b1acc5

RGB

rgb(177, 172, 197)

HSL

hsl(252, 17.7%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 12.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 12.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(71.48, 6.67, -12.07)

LCH

lch(71.48, 13.79, 298.93)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0358, 294.78)

HWB

hwb(252, 67.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c5ac

Analogous

#acb4c5

#b1acc5

#beacc5

Triadic

#b1acc5

#c5b1ac

#acc5b1

Split-complementary

#b1acc5

#c5beac

#b4c5ac

Tetradic

#b1acc5

#c5acc0

#c0c5ac

#acc5b1

Square

#b1acc5

#c5acb4

#c0c5ac

#acc5be

Shades

Color #b1acc5 mixed toward black.

#8f88ac

#6e6591

#534c6d

#373348

#1c1924

Tints

Color #b1acc5 mixed toward white.

#bebacf

#cbc8d8

#d8d6e2

#e5e3ec

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b1acc5 mixed toward gray.

#b2aec3

#b4b0c1

#b5b2bf

#b6b4bd

#b7b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#afb0be · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b1bbba · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1acc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1acc5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b1acc5 (#b1acc5) is rgb(177, 172, 197) in RGB.

No, #b1acc5 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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