#b9b5ed

Color #b9b5ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b5ed

RGB

rgb(185, 181, 237)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 60.9%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 23.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 23.6%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(75.75, 12.99, -27.35)

LCH

lch(75.75, 30.28, 295.41)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0788, 287.72)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 71%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9edb5

Analogous

#b5cded

#b9b5ed

#d5b5ed

Triadic

#b9b5ed

#edb9b5

#b5edb9

Split-complementary

#b9b5ed

#edd5b5

#cdedb5

Tetradic

#b9b5ed

#edb5e9

#e9edb5

#b5edb9

Square

#b9b5ed

#edb5cd

#e9edb5

#b5edd5

Shades

Color #b9b5ed mixed toward black.

#847ddf

#4f45d2

#3229a8

#211b70

#110e38

Tints

Color #b9b5ed mixed toward white.

#c5c1f0

#d0cef3

#dcdaf6

#e8e6f9

#f3f3fc

Tones

Color #b9b5ed mixed toward gray.

#bdbae8

#c1bee4

#c5c3df

#c9c8da

#cdccd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7e1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b8de · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#b9d7d5 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b5ed]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b5ed (#b9b5ed) is rgb(185, 181, 237) in RGB.

No, #b9b5ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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