#b9b2eb

Color #b9b2eb

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2eb

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 235)

HSL

hsl(247.4, 58.8%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.4, 24.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(74.92, 14.19, -27.53)

LCH

lch(74.92, 30.97, 297.27)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0805, 290.06)

HWB

hwb(247.4, 69.8%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ebb2

Analogous

#b2c8eb

#b9b2eb

#d6b2eb

Triadic

#b9b2eb

#ebb9b2

#b2ebb9

Split-complementary

#b9b2eb

#ebd6b2

#c8ebb2

Tetradic

#b9b2eb

#ebb2e4

#e4ebb2

#b2ebb9

Square

#b9b2eb

#ebb2c8

#e4ebb2

#b2ebd6

Shades

Color #b9b2eb mixed toward black.

#877bdd

#5645cf

#3a2ba4

#261c6d

#130e37

Tints

Color #b9b2eb mixed toward white.

#c5bfee

#d0ccf2

#dcd9f5

#e8e5f8

#f3f2fc

Tones

Color #b9b2eb mixed toward gray.

#bdb7e6

#c0bce2

#c4c0dd

#c7c5d8

#cbcad3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6df · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b7dc · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b9d5d2 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2eb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2eb (#b9b2eb) is rgb(185, 178, 235) in RGB.

No, #b9b2eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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