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#B1ADDB Color

#B1ADDB is rgb(177, 173, 219) in RGB, hsl(245, 39%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1ADDB
HEX#B1ADDB
RGBrgb(177, 173, 219)
HSLhsl(245, 39%, 77%)
HSVhsv(245, 21%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.065 288.7)
LABlab(72.25% 8.59 -22.82)
LCHlch(72.25% 24.38 290.62)

What #B1ADDB 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 #B1ADDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B1ADDB Channel Values

How #B1ADDB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 177 · G 173 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 39% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 21% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1ADDB 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B1ADDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1ADDB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B1ADDB

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1ADDB.

How #B1ADDB 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#B1ADDB
Protanopia#AEAEDB
Protanomaly#AFADDB
Deuteranopia#AEAEDB
Deuteranomaly#AFAEDB
Tritanopia#AAB4B4
Tritanomaly#ADB1C5
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1ADDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1addb: #B1ADDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1ADDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1addb': '#B1ADDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.678, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_b1addb">#B1ADDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1ADDB"

More Blue Colors

#B1ADDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B1ADDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1ADDB?

#B1ADDB is a light blue — rgb(177, 173, 219) in RGB and hsl(245, 39%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #B1ADDB?

#B1ADDB is rgb(177, 173, 219) — red 177, green 173, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1ADDB?

#B1ADDB converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1ADDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1ADDB scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1ADDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1ADDB 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.92, which is visibly different.

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