#b8b8ff

Color #b8b8ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 21.7 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b8ff

RGB

rgb(184, 184, 255)

HSL

hsl(240, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.1, 15.27, -34.97)

LCH

lch(77.1, 38.16, 293.59)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0997, 283.92)

HWB

hwb(240, 72.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffffb8

Analogous

#b8dcff

#b8b8ff

#dcb8ff

Triadic

#b8b8ff

#ffb8b8

#b8ffb8

Split-complementary

#b8b8ff

#ffdcb8

#dcffb8

Tetradic

#b8b8ff

#ffb8ff

#ffffb8

#b8ffb8

Square

#b8b8ff

#ffb8dc

#ffffb8

#b8ffdc

Shades

Color #b8b8ff mixed toward black.

#6f6fff

#2626ff

#0000dc

#000092

#000049

Tints

Color #b8b8ff mixed toward white.

#c4c4ff

#d0d0ff

#dcdcff

#e7e7ff

#f3f3ff

Tones

Color #b8b8ff mixed toward gray.

#bebef9

#c4c4f3

#cacaed

#d0d0e7

#d6d6e1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8f0 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8ed · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#b8e4e1 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b8ff]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b8ff (#b8b8ff) is rgb(184, 184, 255) in RGB.

No, #b8b8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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