#b3adc4

Color #b3adc4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3adc4

RGB

rgb(179, 173, 196)

HSL

hsl(255.7, 16.3%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.7, 11.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(71.86, 6.58, -10.93)

LCH

lch(71.86, 12.76, 301.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0331, 297.49)

HWB

hwb(255.7, 67.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec4ad

Analogous

#adb3c4

#b3adc4

#bfadc4

Triadic

#b3adc4

#c4b3ad

#adc4b3

Split-complementary

#b3adc4

#c4bfad

#b3c4ad

Tetradic

#b3adc4

#c4adbe

#bec4ad

#adc4b3

Square

#b3adc4

#c4adb3

#bec4ad

#adc4bf

Shades

Color #b3adc4 mixed toward black.

#9289aa

#72678f

#554d6b

#393448

#1c1a24

Tints

Color #b3adc4 mixed toward white.

#c0bbce

#ccc8d8

#d9d6e2

#e6e4eb

#f2f1f5

Tones

Color #b3adc4 mixed toward gray.

#b4afc2

#b5b1c0

#b6b3be

#b7b5bc

#b8b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b1bd · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#b3baba · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3adc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3adc4]

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

#b3adc4 (#b3adc4) is rgb(179, 173, 196) in RGB.

No, #b3adc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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