#b4bad6

Color #b4bad6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.54 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4bad6

RGB

rgb(180, 186, 214)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 29.3%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 15.9%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(75.87, 3.6, -14.74)

LCH

lch(75.87, 15.17, 283.72)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0402, 275.85)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 70.6%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d0b4

Analogous

#b4cbd6

#b4bad6

#bfb4d6

Triadic

#b4bad6

#d6b4ba

#bad6b4

Split-complementary

#b4bad6

#d6bfb4

#cbd6b4

Tetradic

#b4bad6

#d0b4d6

#d6d0b4

#bad6b4

Square

#b4bad6

#d6b4cb

#d6d0b4

#b4d6bf

Shades

Color #b4bad6 mixed toward black.

#8a93bf

#5f6ca8

#46507f

#2e3555

#171b2a

Tints

Color #b4bad6 mixed toward white.

#c1c6dd

#cdd1e4

#daddeb

#e6e8f1

#f3f4f8

Tones

Color #b4bad6 mixed toward gray.

#b7bcd3

#babed0

#bdc0ce

#bfc1cb

#c2c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d0 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b6ce · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#b4cac9 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4bad6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4bad6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4bad6 (#b4bad6) is rgb(180, 186, 214) in RGB.

No, #b4bad6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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