#b2afc2

Color #b2afc2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b2afc2

RGB

rgb(178, 175, 194)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 13.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 9.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(72.24, 4.75, -9.27)

LCH

lch(72.24, 10.42, 297.13)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0271, 293.06)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 68.6%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc2af

Analogous

#afb6c2

#b2afc2

#bcafc2

Triadic

#b2afc2

#c2b2af

#afc2b2

Split-complementary

#b2afc2

#c2bcaf

#b6c2af

Tetradic

#b2afc2

#c2afbf

#bfc2af

#afc2b2

Square

#b2afc2

#c2afb6

#bfc2af

#afc2bc

Shades

Color #b2afc2 mixed toward black.

#918ca8

#706a8c

#545069

#383546

#1c1b23

Tints

Color #b2afc2 mixed toward white.

#bfbccc

#cccad6

#d9d7e1

#e5e4eb

#f2f2f5

Tones

Color #b2afc2 mixed toward gray.

#b3b1c1

#b4b2bf

#b5b4bd

#b6b5bc

#b8b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1be · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#b2bab9 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2afc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2afc2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b2afc2 (#b2afc2) is rgb(178, 175, 194) in RGB.

No, #b2afc2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b2afc2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast