#b3acd7

Color #b3acd7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3acd7

RGB

rgb(179, 172, 215)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 35%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 20%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 20%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(72.22, 11.16, -20.8)

LCH

lch(72.22, 23.6, 298.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0613, 292.34)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 67.5%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0d7ac

Analogous

#acbbd7

#b3acd7

#c9acd7

Triadic

#b3acd7

#d7b3ac

#acd7b3

Split-complementary

#b3acd7

#d7c9ac

#bbd7ac

Tetradic

#b3acd7

#d7acd0

#d0d7ac

#acd7b3

Square

#b3acd7

#d7acbb

#d0d7ac

#acd7c9

Shades

Color #b3acd7 mixed toward black.

#8b80c2

#6355ad

#4a3f83

#312a57

#19152c

Tints

Color #b3acd7 mixed toward white.

#c0bade

#ccc8e4

#d9d6eb

#e6e3f2

#f2f1f8

Tones

Color #b3acd7 mixed toward gray.

#b5b0d3

#b8b3d0

#bab7cc

#bdbac9

#bfbec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ce · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b1cb · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#b3c6c4 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3acd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3acd7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3acd7 (#b3acd7) is rgb(179, 172, 215) in RGB.

No, #b3acd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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