#b4aecb

Color #b4aecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aecb

RGB

rgb(180, 174, 203)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 21.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 14.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.42, 7.81, -13.93)

LCH

lch(72.42, 15.97, 299.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0415, 294.96)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 68.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cbae

Analogous

#aeb6cb

#b4aecb

#c2aecb

Triadic

#b4aecb

#cbb4ae

#aecbb4

Split-complementary

#b4aecb

#cbc2ae

#b6cbae

Tetradic

#b4aecb

#cbaec5

#c5cbae

#aecbb4

Square

#b4aecb

#cbaeb6

#c5cbae

#aecbc2

Shades

Color #b4aecb mixed toward black.

#9188b2

#6e6299

#524a73

#37314d

#1b1926

Tints

Color #b4aecb mixed toward white.

#c0bbd4

#cdc9dc

#d9d6e5

#e6e4ee

#f2f1f6

Tones

Color #b4aecb mixed toward gray.

#b5b0c9

#b7b3c6

#b8b5c4

#bab8c1

#bbbabf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c4 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b2c3 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b4bfbe · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aecb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b4aecb (#b4aecb) is rgb(180, 174, 203) in RGB.

No, #b4aecb 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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