#b3abc7

Color #b3abc7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abc7

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 199)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 20%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 14.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.44, 8.3, -13.21)

LCH

lch(71.44, 15.6, 302.14)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0405, 298.46)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 67.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc7ab

Analogous

#abb1c7

#b3abc7

#c1abc7

Triadic

#b3abc7

#c7b3ab

#abc7b3

Split-complementary

#b3abc7

#c7c1ab

#b1c7ab

Tetradic

#b3abc7

#c7abbf

#bfc7ab

#abc7b3

Square

#b3abc7

#c7abb1

#bfc7ab

#abc7c1

Shades

Color #b3abc7 mixed toward black.

#9186ae

#716394

#544a6f

#38314a

#1c1925

Tints

Color #b3abc7 mixed toward white.

#c0b9d0

#ccc7da

#d9d5e3

#e6e3ec

#f2f1f6

Tones

Color #b3abc7 mixed toward gray.

#b4adc5

#b5b0c2

#b6b2c0

#b7b4be

#b8b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c1 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b1bf · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b3bcba · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abc7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b3abc7 (#b3abc7) is rgb(179, 171, 199) in RGB.

No, #b3abc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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