#b5afd9

Color #b5afd9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5afd9

RGB

rgb(181, 175, 217)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 35.6%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 19.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(73.22, 10.58, -20.38)

LCH

lch(73.22, 22.96, 297.44)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0597, 291.53)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 68.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d9af

Analogous

#afbed9

#b5afd9

#caafd9

Triadic

#b5afd9

#d9b5af

#afd9b5

Split-complementary

#b5afd9

#d9caaf

#bed9af

Tetradic

#b5afd9

#d9afd3

#d3d9af

#afd9b5

Square

#b5afd9

#d9afbe

#d3d9af

#afd9ca

Shades

Color #b5afd9 mixed toward black.

#8c83c4

#6356af

#493f85

#312a59

#18152c

Tints

Color #b5afd9 mixed toward white.

#c1bcdf

#cecae6

#dad7ec

#e6e4f2

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b5afd9 mixed toward gray.

#b8b3d6

#bab6d2

#bdbacf

#bfbdcb

#c2c1c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2d0 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b3ce · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b5c8c6 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5afd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5afd9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5afd9 (#b5afd9) is rgb(181, 175, 217) in RGB.

No, #b5afd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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