#b8abd4

Color #b8abd4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8abd4

RGB

rgb(184, 171, 212)

HSL

hsl(259, 32.3%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259, 19.3%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(72.27, 12.67, -19.05)

LCH

lch(72.27, 22.88, 303.63)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0594, 299.54)

HWB

hwb(259, 67.1%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d4ab

Analogous

#abb3d4

#b8abd4

#ccabd4

Triadic

#b8abd4

#d4b8ab

#abd4b8

Split-complementary

#b8abd4

#d4ccab

#b3d4ab

Tetradic

#b8abd4

#d4abc7

#c7d4ab

#abd4b8

Square

#b8abd4

#d4abb3

#c7d4ab

#abd4cc

Shades

Color #b8abd4 mixed toward black.

#9481be

#7157a9

#54417f

#382b54

#1c162a

Tints

Color #b8abd4 mixed toward white.

#c4b9db

#d0c7e2

#dbd5ea

#e7e3f1

#f3f1f8

Tones

Color #b8abd4 mixed toward gray.

#b9aed1

#bab2cd

#bcb5ca

#bdb9c6

#bebcc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2cb · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c9 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#b7c4c2 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8abd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8abd4]

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

#b8abd4 (#b8abd4) is rgb(184, 171, 212) in RGB.

No, #b8abd4 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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