#b5aacf

Color #b5aacf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aacf

RGB

rgb(181, 170, 207)

HSL

hsl(257.8, 27.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.8, 17.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.61, 11.18, -17.34)

LCH

lch(71.61, 20.63, 302.81)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0536, 298.76)

HWB

hwb(257.8, 66.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cfaa

Analogous

#aab1cf

#b5aacf

#c7aacf

Triadic

#b5aacf

#cfb5aa

#aacfb5

Split-complementary

#b5aacf

#cfc7aa

#b1cfaa

Tetradic

#b5aacf

#cfaac4

#c4cfaa

#aacfb5

Square

#b5aacf

#cfaab1

#c4cfaa

#aacfc7

Shades

Color #b5aacf mixed toward black.

#9282b8

#6f5ba1

#544478

#382d50

#1c1728

Tints

Color #b5aacf mixed toward white.

#c1b8d7

#cec6df

#dad4e7

#e6e3ef

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b5aacf mixed toward gray.

#b6adcc

#b7b0c9

#b9b3c6

#bab6c3

#bbb9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c7 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b2c5 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#b4c0bf · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aacf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aacf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b5aacf (#b5aacf) is rgb(181, 170, 207) in RGB.

No, #b5aacf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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