#b3aaca

Color #b3aaca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aaca

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 202)

HSL

hsl(256.9, 23.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.9, 15.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.28, 9.47, -15.1)

LCH

lch(71.28, 17.82, 302.09)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0463, 298.23)

HWB

hwb(256.9, 66.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1caaa

Analogous

#aab1ca

#b3aaca

#c3aaca

Triadic

#b3aaca

#cab3aa

#aacab3

Split-complementary

#b3aaca

#cac3aa

#b1caaa

Tetradic

#b3aaca

#caaac1

#c1caaa

#aacab3

Square

#b3aaca

#caaab1

#c1caaa

#aacac3

Shades

Color #b3aaca mixed toward black.

#9184b2

#6f5f99

#544773

#38304c

#1c1826

Tints

Color #b3aaca mixed toward white.

#c0b8d3

#ccc6dc

#d9d4e4

#e6e3ed

#f2f1f6

Tones

Color #b3aaca mixed toward gray.

#b4adc7

#b5afc5

#b6b2c2

#b8b5bf

#b9b7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc3 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b0c1 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b3bdbc · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aaca]

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

#b3aaca (#b3aaca) is rgb(179, 170, 202) in RGB.

No, #b3aaca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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