#b3abdc

Color #b3abdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abdc

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 220)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 41.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 22.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.15, 12.82, -23.66)

LCH

lch(72.15, 26.91, 298.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0698, 292.12)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 67.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4dcab

Analogous

#abbcdc

#b3abdc

#ccabdc

Triadic

#b3abdc

#dcb3ab

#abdcb3

Split-complementary

#b3abdc

#dcccab

#bcdcab

Tetradic

#b3abdc

#dcabd4

#d4dcab

#abdcb3

Square

#b3abdc

#dcabbc

#d4dcab

#abdccc

Shades

Color #b3abdc mixed toward black.

#897dc9

#604fb6

#473a8a

#2f265c

#18132e

Tints

Color #b3abdc mixed toward white.

#c0b9e2

#ccc7e8

#d9d5ee

#e6e3f3

#f2f1f9

Tones

Color #b3abdc mixed toward gray.

#b6afd8

#b9b3d4

#bbb7d0

#bebbcc

#c1c0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0d2 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b1cf · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b3c9c7 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abdc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3abdc (#b3abdc) is rgb(179, 171, 220) in RGB.

No, #b3abdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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