#B1A3FA Color

#B1A3FA is rgb(177, 163, 250) in RGB, hsl(250, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 14.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1A3FA

HEX#B1A3FA

RGBrgb(177, 163, 250)

HSLhsl(250, 90%, 81%)

HSVhsv(250, 35%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.124 290.5)

LABlab(70.76% 19.42 -41.92)

LCHlch(70.76% 46.20 294.85)

What #B1A3FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B1A3FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.06 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.61 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 14.91 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 15.1 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 16.13 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 17.79

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#B1A3FA Channel Values

How #B1A3FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 177 · G 163 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 250° · S 90% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 250° · S 35% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1A3FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B1A3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1A3FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B1A3FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #B1A3FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B1A3FA

Protanopia#A5A5FA

Protanomaly#AAA5FA

Deuteranopia#A8A8FA

Deuteranomaly#ACA6FA

Tritanopia#A3B1B1

Tritanomaly#A9ACD2

Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #B1A3FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b1a3fa: #B1A3FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1A3FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1a3fa': '#B1A3FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.639, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_b1a3fa">#B1A3FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#B1A3FA"

More Blue Colors

#B1A3FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#B1A3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1A3FA?

#B1A3FA is a lightest blue — rgb(177, 163, 250) in RGB and hsl(250, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.06.

What is the RGB value of #B1A3FA?

#B1A3FA is rgb(177, 163, 250) — red 177, green 163, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1A3FA?

#B1A3FA converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1A3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1A3FA scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1A3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1A3FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.66, which is visibly different.

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