#b8b2e1

Color #b8b2e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b2e1

RGB

rgb(184, 178, 225)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 43.9%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 20.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 20.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(74.49, 11.64, -22.78)

LCH

lch(74.49, 25.58, 297.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0665, 290.62)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 69.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbe1b2

Analogous

#b2c3e1

#b8b2e1

#cfb2e1

Triadic

#b8b2e1

#e1b8b2

#b2e1b8

Split-complementary

#b8b2e1

#e1cfb2

#c3e1b2

Tetradic

#b8b2e1

#e1b2db

#dbe1b2

#b2e1b8

Square

#b8b2e1

#e1b2c3

#dbe1b2

#b2e1cf

Shades

Color #b8b2e1 mixed toward black.

#8b82ce

#5f51bb

#443991

#2d2661

#171330

Tints

Color #b8b2e1 mixed toward white.

#c4bfe6

#d0cceb

#dbd8f0

#e7e5f5

#f3f2fa

Tones

Color #b8b2e1 mixed toward gray.

#bbb6dd

#bebad9

#c1bed5

#c4c2d1

#c7c6cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5d7 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b6d4 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b8cecc · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b2e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b2e1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8b2e1 (#b8b2e1) is rgb(184, 178, 225) in RGB.

No, #b8b2e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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