#b6afec

Color #b6afec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.95 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6afec

RGB

rgb(182, 175, 236)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 61.6%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 25.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 25.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(73.97, 15.16, -29.55)

LCH

lch(73.97, 33.21, 297.16)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0863, 289.48)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 68.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5ecaf

Analogous

#afc7ec

#b6afec

#d5afec

Triadic

#b6afec

#ecb6af

#afecb6

Split-complementary

#b6afec

#ecd5af

#c7ecaf

Tetradic

#b6afec

#ecafe5

#e5ecaf

#afecb6

Square

#b6afec

#ecafc7

#e5ecaf

#afecd5

Shades

Color #b6afec mixed toward black.

#8478df

#5140d2

#3627a6

#241a6f

#120d37

Tints

Color #b6afec mixed toward white.

#c2bcef

#cecaf2

#dbd7f6

#e7e4f9

#f3f2fc

Tones

Color #b6afec mixed toward gray.

#bab4e7

#beb9e2

#c2bedd

#c6c3d8

#cac8d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3df · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b4dc · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b6d4d2 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6afec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6afec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b6afec (#b6afec) is rgb(182, 175, 236) in RGB.

No, #b6afec is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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