#b6a1e8

Color #b6a1e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a1e8

RGB

rgb(182, 161, 232)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 60.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 30.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(70.36, 22.03, -32.95)

LCH

lch(70.36, 39.64, 303.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.1026, 297.46)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 63.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3e8a1

Analogous

#a1b0e8

#b6a1e8

#daa1e8

Triadic

#b6a1e8

#e8b6a1

#a1e8b6

Split-complementary

#b6a1e8

#e8daa1

#b0e8a1

Tetradic

#b6a1e8

#e8a1d3

#d3e8a1

#a1e8b6

Square

#b6a1e8

#e8a1b0

#d3e8a1

#a1e8da

Shades

Color #b6a1e8 mixed toward black.

#8d6ddb

#6438ce

#4a279e

#311a69

#190d35

Tints

Color #b6a1e8 mixed toward white.

#c2b1ec

#cec0f0

#dbd0f4

#e7e0f7

#f3effb

Tones

Color #b6a1e8 mixed toward gray.

#b8a7e2

#bbaddc

#bdb3d6

#c0b9d0

#c2bfcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadda · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#afb0d6 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b5cdca · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a1e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a1e8]

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

#b6a1e8 (#b6a1e8) is rgb(182, 161, 232) in RGB.

No, #b6a1e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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