#b9b4de

Color #b9b4de

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b4de

RGB

rgb(185, 180, 222)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 38.9%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 18.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(74.97, 10.19, -20.41)

LCH

lch(74.97, 22.81, 296.53)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0593, 290.42)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 70.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9deb4

Analogous

#b4c4de

#b9b4de

#ceb4de

Triadic

#b9b4de

#deb9b4

#b4deb9

Split-complementary

#b9b4de

#deceb4

#c4deb4

Tetradic

#b9b4de

#deb4d9

#d9deb4

#b4deb9

Square

#b9b4de

#deb4c4

#d9deb4

#b4dece

Shades

Color #b9b4de mixed toward black.

#8d85ca

#6257b5

#473d8c

#2f295d

#18142f

Tints

Color #b9b4de mixed toward white.

#c5c0e3

#d0cde9

#dcd9ee

#e8e6f4

#f3f2f9

Tones

Color #b9b4de mixed toward gray.

#bcb7da

#bebbd7

#c1bed3

#c4c2d0

#c6c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d5 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b7b8d3 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#b9cdcb · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b4de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b4de]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b4de (#b9b4de) is rgb(185, 180, 222) in RGB.

No, #b9b4de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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