#b3a8d3

Color #b3a8d3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8d3

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 211)

HSL

hsl(255.3, 32.8%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.3, 20.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(71.07, 12.5, -20.36)

LCH

lch(71.07, 23.89, 301.55)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0621, 296.61)

HWB

hwb(255.3, 65.9%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8d3a8

Analogous

#a8b3d3

#b3a8d3

#c8a8d3

Triadic

#b3a8d3

#d3b3a8

#a8d3b3

Split-complementary

#b3a8d3

#d3c8a8

#b3d3a8

Tetradic

#b3a8d3

#d3a8c8

#c8d3a8

#a8d3b3

Square

#b3a8d3

#d3a8b3

#c8d3a8

#a8d3c8

Shades

Color #b3a8d3 mixed toward black.

#8e7ebe

#6a55a8

#50407e

#352a54

#1b152a

Tints

Color #b3a8d3 mixed toward white.

#c0b6da

#ccc5e2

#d9d3e9

#e6e2f0

#f2f0f8

Tones

Color #b3a8d3 mixed toward gray.

#b5accf

#b6afcc

#b8b3c8

#bab6c5

#bcbac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeca · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#afb0c7 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#b2c2c0 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8d3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8d3 (#b3a8d3) is rgb(179, 168, 211) in RGB.

No, #b3a8d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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