#b9b4d8

Color #b9b4d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b4d8

RGB

rgb(185, 180, 216)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 31.6%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 16.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(74.77, 8.9, -17.45)

LCH

lch(74.77, 19.59, 297.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0509, 291.57)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 70.6%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d8b4

Analogous

#b4c1d8

#b9b4d8

#cbb4d8

Triadic

#b9b4d8

#d8b9b4

#b4d8b9

Split-complementary

#b9b4d8

#d8cbb4

#c1d8b4

Tetradic

#b9b4d8

#d8b4d3

#d3d8b4

#b4d8b9

Square

#b9b4d8

#d8b4c1

#d3d8b4

#b4d8cb

Shades

Color #b9b4d8 mixed toward black.

#9088c1

#685dab

#4c4482

#332d57

#19172b

Tints

Color #b9b4d8 mixed toward white.

#c5c0de

#d0cde5

#dcd9eb

#e8e6f2

#f3f2f8

Tones

Color #b9b4d8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb7d5

#bdbad2

#bfbdcf

#c2c0cc

#c4c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d0 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ce · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b9c9c8 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b4d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b4d8]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b4d8 (#b9b4d8) is rgb(185, 180, 216) in RGB.

No, #b9b4d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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