Palettes / Colors / #B8A9EF

#B8A9EF — Light Blue

#B8A9EF is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

#B8A9EF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0EFA9; it also sits naturally between #A9BDEF and #DBA9EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 72% · Green 66% · Blue 94%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #B8A9EF

.text { color: #B8A9EF; }
.background { background-color: #B8A9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8A9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 169, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8A9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 169, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8A9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 169, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8A9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8A9EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B8A9EF

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Tones of #B8A9EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EFA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8A9EF: #000000.

How #B8A9EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #B8A9EF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B8A9EE  ·  #B8A9F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8A9EF?

#B8A9EF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 184, 169, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8A9EF?

#B8A9EF is RGB 184, 169, 239 — HSL 253°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 23%, 29%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #B8A9EF?

Its complement is #E0EFA9; analogous partners are #A9BDEF and #DBA9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8A9EF for text?

Black text on #B8A9EF has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.