#b8a7db

Color #b8a7db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.37 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a7db

RGB

rgb(184, 167, 219)

HSL

hsl(259.6, 41.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.6, 23.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 23.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(71.52, 16.39, -24.04)

LCH

lch(71.52, 29.1, 304.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0755, 299.58)

HWB

hwb(259.6, 65.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cadba7

Analogous

#a7b0db

#b8a7db

#d2a7db

Triadic

#b8a7db

#dbb8a7

#a7dbb8

Split-complementary

#b8a7db

#dbd2a7

#b0dba7

Tetradic

#b8a7db

#dba7ca

#cadba7

#a7dbb8

Square

#b8a7db

#dba7b0

#cadba7

#a7dbd2

Shades

Color #b8a7db mixed toward black.

#9379c8

#6e4cb6

#523889

#37255b

#1b132e

Tints

Color #b8a7db mixed toward white.

#c4b6e1

#d0c4e7

#dcd3ed

#e7e2f3

#f3f0f9

Tones

Color #b8a7db mixed toward gray.

#baabd7

#bbb0d2

#bdb4ce

#beb8ca

#c0bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d0 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b3cd · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b7c7c5 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a7db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a7db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8a7db (#b8a7db) is rgb(184, 167, 219) in RGB.

No, #b8a7db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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