#b2a9cc

Color #b2a9cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a9cc

RGB

rgb(178, 169, 204)

HSL

hsl(255.4, 25.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.4, 17.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(71.01, 10.12, -16.62)

LCH

lch(71.01, 19.46, 301.34)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0505, 296.97)

HWB

hwb(255.4, 66.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cca9

Analogous

#a9b1cc

#b2a9cc

#c3a9cc

Triadic

#b2a9cc

#ccb2a9

#a9ccb2

Split-complementary

#b2a9cc

#ccc3a9

#b1cca9

Tetradic

#b2a9cc

#cca9c3

#c3cca9

#a9ccb2

Square

#b2a9cc

#cca9b1

#c3cca9

#a9ccc3

Shades

Color #b2a9cc mixed toward black.

#8f82b5

#6d5d9c

#524575

#362e4e

#1b1727

Tints

Color #b2a9cc mixed toward white.

#bfb7d4

#ccc6dd

#d8d4e5

#e5e2ee

#f2f1f6

Tones

Color #b2a9cc mixed toward gray.

#b3acc9

#b5afc6

#b6b2c3

#b8b5c0

#b9b7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec4 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#afafc2 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b2bebc · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a9cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#b2a9cc (#b2a9cc) is rgb(178, 169, 204) in RGB.

No, #b2a9cc 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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