#b3a7eb

Color #b3a7eb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a7eb

RGB

rgb(179, 167, 235)

HSL

hsl(250.6, 63%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.6, 28.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(71.7, 18.48, -32.53)

LCH

lch(71.7, 37.41, 299.6)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0969, 292.06)

HWB

hwb(250.6, 65.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfeba7

Analogous

#a7bdeb

#b3a7eb

#d5a7eb

Triadic

#b3a7eb

#ebb3a7

#a7ebb3

Split-complementary

#b3a7eb

#ebd5a7

#bdeba7

Tetradic

#b3a7eb

#eba7df

#dfeba7

#a7ebb3

Square

#b3a7eb

#eba7bd

#dfeba7

#a7ebd5

Shades

Color #b3a7eb mixed toward black.

#8470df

#553ad2

#3c25a4

#28196d

#140c37

Tints

Color #b3a7eb mixed toward white.

#c0b6ee

#ccc4f2

#d9d3f5

#e6e2f8

#f2f0fc

Tones

Color #b3a7eb mixed toward gray.

#b7ade5

#bab2e0

#beb8da

#c2bed4

#c5c3cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaedd · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#afb0d9 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b2d1ce · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a7eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a7eb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b3a7eb (#b3a7eb) is rgb(179, 167, 235) in RGB.

No, #b3a7eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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