#b3afd6

Color #b3afd6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3afd6

RGB

rgb(179, 175, 214)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 32.2%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 18.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 18.2%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(72.96, 9.29, -19.15)

LCH

lch(72.96, 21.28, 295.88)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0554, 289.74)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 68.6%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d6af

Analogous

#afbfd6

#b3afd6

#c7afd6

Triadic

#b3afd6

#d6b3af

#afd6b3

Split-complementary

#b3afd6

#d6c7af

#bfd6af

Tetradic

#b3afd6

#d6afd2

#d2d6af

#afd6b3

Square

#b3afd6

#d6afbf

#d2d6af

#afd6c7

Shades

Color #b3afd6 mixed toward black.

#8a84c0

#6259aa

#484281

#302c56

#18162b

Tints

Color #b3afd6 mixed toward white.

#c0bcdd

#cccae4

#d9d7eb

#e6e4f1

#f2f2f8

Tones

Color #b3afd6 mixed toward gray.

#b6b2d3

#b8b6d0

#bbb9cc

#bdbcc9

#c0bfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cd · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b2cb · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#b3c6c5 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3afd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3afd6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3afd6 (#b3afd6) is rgb(179, 175, 214) in RGB.

No, #b3afd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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