#b9b2dc

Color #b9b2dc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2dc

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 220)

HSL

hsl(250, 37.5%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 19.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 19.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.4, 10.86, -20.19)

LCH

lch(74.4, 22.93, 298.28)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0596, 292.61)

HWB

hwb(250, 69.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5dcb2

Analogous

#b2c0dc

#b9b2dc

#ceb2dc

Triadic

#b9b2dc

#dcb9b2

#b2dcb9

Split-complementary

#b9b2dc

#dcceb2

#c0dcb2

Tetradic

#b9b2dc

#dcb2d5

#d5dcb2

#b2dcb9

Square

#b9b2dc

#dcb2c0

#d5dcb2

#b2dcce

Shades

Color #b9b2dc mixed toward black.

#8f84c7

#6657b3

#4b3e89

#32295b

#19152e

Tints

Color #b9b2dc mixed toward white.

#c5bfe2

#d0cce8

#dcd8ed

#e8e5f3

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b9b2dc mixed toward gray.

#bbb5d8

#beb9d5

#c0bcd1

#c2c0ce

#c5c3ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d3 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b7d1 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#b9cbc9 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2dc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2dc (#b9b2dc) is rgb(185, 178, 220) in RGB.

No, #b9b2dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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