#b3abcf

Color #b3abcf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abcf

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 207)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 27.3%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 17.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 17.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.7, 9.98, -17.21)

LCH

lch(71.7, 19.89, 300.11)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0517, 295.33)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 67.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cfab

Analogous

#abb5cf

#b3abcf

#c5abcf

Triadic

#b3abcf

#cfb3ab

#abcfb3

Split-complementary

#b3abcf

#cfc5ab

#b5cfab

Tetradic

#b3abcf

#cfabc7

#c7cfab

#abcfb3

Square

#b3abcf

#cfabb5

#c7cfab

#abcfc5

Shades

Color #b3abcf mixed toward black.

#8f83b8

#6b5ca0

#504578

#352e50

#1b1728

Tints

Color #b3abcf mixed toward white.

#c0b9d7

#ccc7df

#d9d5e7

#e6e3ef

#f2f1f7

Tones

Color #b3abcf mixed toward gray.

#b5aecc

#b6b1c9

#b8b4c6

#bab7c3

#bbbac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c7 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b1c5 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b3c0bf · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abcf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b3abcf (#b3abcf) is rgb(179, 171, 207) in RGB.

No, #b3abcf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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