#b8a8da

Color #b8a8da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a8da

RGB

rgb(184, 168, 218)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 40.3%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 22.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(71.73, 15.62, -23.16)

LCH

lch(71.73, 27.94, 304)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0725, 299.32)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 65.9%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cadaa8

Analogous

#a8b1da

#b8a8da

#d1a8da

Triadic

#b8a8da

#dab8a8

#a8dab8

Split-complementary

#b8a8da

#dad1a8

#b1daa8

Tetradic

#b8a8da

#daa8ca

#cadaa8

#a8dab8

Square

#b8a8da

#daa8b1

#cadaa8

#a8dad1

Shades

Color #b8a8da mixed toward black.

#937bc7

#6e4eb4

#533a87

#37265a

#1c132d

Tints

Color #b8a8da mixed toward white.

#c4b7e0

#d0c5e6

#dcd4ed

#e7e2f3

#f3f1f9

Tones

Color #b8a8da mixed toward gray.

#baacd6

#bbb0d2

#bdb5ce

#beb9c9

#c0bdc5

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

#b1b1cf · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b3cd · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b7c6c4 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a8da]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b8a8da (#b8a8da) is rgb(184, 168, 218) in RGB.

No, #b8a8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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