#b3a6dc

Color #b3a6dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a6dc

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 220)

HSL

hsl(254.4, 43.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.4, 24.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.89, 15.6, -25.58)

LCH

lch(70.89, 29.96, 301.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0777, 295.54)

HWB

hwb(254.4, 65.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfdca6

Analogous

#a6b4dc

#b3a6dc

#cea6dc

Triadic

#b3a6dc

#dcb3a6

#a6dcb3

Split-complementary

#b3a6dc

#dccea6

#b4dca6

Tetradic

#b3a6dc

#dca6cf

#cfdca6

#a6dcb3

Square

#b3a6dc

#dca6b4

#cfdca6

#a6dcce

Shades

Color #b3a6dc mixed toward black.

#8c78ca

#644ab8

#4b378b

#32245c

#19122e

Tints

Color #b3a6dc mixed toward white.

#c0b5e2

#ccc4e8

#d9d3ed

#e6e1f3

#f2f0f9

Tones

Color #b3a6dc mixed toward gray.

#b5abd7

#b8afd3

#bab4cf

#bcb8ca

#bfbdc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeadd1 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#aeafce · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b2c7c5 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a6dc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b3a6dc (#b3a6dc) is rgb(179, 166, 220) in RGB.

No, #b3a6dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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