#b9affc

Color #b9affc

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9affc

RGB

rgb(185, 175, 252)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 92.8%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 30.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(74.83, 19.8, -36.87)

LCH

lch(74.83, 41.85, 298.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.1085, 289.6)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 68.6%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2fcaf

Analogous

#afcbfc

#b9affc

#dfaffc

Triadic

#b9affc

#fcb9af

#affcb9

Split-complementary

#b9affc

#fcdfaf

#cbfcaf

Tetradic

#b9affc

#fcaff2

#f2fcaf

#affcb9

Square

#b9affc

#fcafcb

#f2fcaf

#affcdf

Shades

Color #b9affc mixed toward black.

#7d6af9

#4126f7

#2108ce

#160589

#0b0345

Tints

Color #b9affc mixed toward white.

#c5bcfd

#d0cafd

#dcd7fe

#e8e4fe

#f3f2ff

Tones

Color #b9affc mixed toward gray.

#beb5f6

#c2bcef

#c7c2e9

#ccc9e2

#d1cfdc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ec · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b6e8 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#b9dfdc · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9affc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9affc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9affc (#b9affc) is rgb(185, 175, 252) in RGB.

No, #b9affc 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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