#b8b0d5

Color #b8b0d5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b0d5

RGB

rgb(184, 176, 213)

HSL

hsl(253, 30.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 17.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 17.4%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(73.57, 10.13, -17.63)

LCH

lch(73.57, 20.33, 299.88)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0528, 295.11)

HWB

hwb(253, 69%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd5b0

Analogous

#b0bbd5

#b8b0d5

#cbb0d5

Triadic

#b8b0d5

#d5b8b0

#b0d5b8

Split-complementary

#b8b0d5

#d5cbb0

#bbd5b0

Tetradic

#b8b0d5

#d5b0cd

#cdd5b0

#b0d5b8

Square

#b8b0d5

#d5b0bb

#cdd5b0

#b0d5cb

Shades

Color #b8b0d5 mixed toward black.

#9286bf

#6c5ba8

#50447f

#362d55

#1b172a

Tints

Color #b8b0d5 mixed toward white.

#c4bddc

#d0cae3

#dcd8ea

#e7e5f1

#f3f2f8

Tones

Color #b8b0d5 mixed toward gray.

#bab3d2

#bcb6cf

#bdb9cc

#bfbcc9

#c1bfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5cd · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b6cb · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b8c6c5 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b0d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b0d5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b8b0d5 (#b8b0d5) is rgb(184, 176, 213) in RGB.

No, #b8b0d5 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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