#b6aad0

Color #b6aad0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6aad0

RGB

rgb(182, 170, 208)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 28.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 18.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(71.72, 11.72, -17.7)

LCH

lch(71.72, 21.23, 303.51)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0552, 299.54)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 66.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4d0aa

Analogous

#aab1d0

#b6aad0

#c9aad0

Triadic

#b6aad0

#d0b6aa

#aad0b6

Split-complementary

#b6aad0

#d0c9aa

#b1d0aa

Tetradic

#b6aad0

#d0aac4

#c4d0aa

#aad0b6

Square

#b6aad0

#d0aab1

#c4d0aa

#aad0c9

Shades

Color #b6aad0 mixed toward black.

#9381ba

#715aa2

#54437a

#382d51

#1c1629

Tints

Color #b6aad0 mixed toward white.

#c2b8d8

#cec6e0

#dad4e7

#e7e3ef

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b6aad0 mixed toward gray.

#b7adcd

#b8b0ca

#b9b3c6

#bbb7c3

#bcbac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c6 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b5c1bf · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6aad0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6aad0]

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

#b6aad0 (#b6aad0) is rgb(182, 170, 208) in RGB.

No, #b6aad0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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