#B3A3BD Color

#B3A3BD is rgb(179, 163, 189) in RGB and hsl(277, 16%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3A3BD

HEX#B3A3BD

RGBrgb(179, 163, 189)

HSLhsl(277, 16%, 69%)

HSVhsv(277, 14%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.041 312.6)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3A3BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3A3BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3A3BD Complementary#ADBDA3 Analogous#A6A3BD Analogous#BDA3BA Triadic#BDB3A3 Triadic#A3BDB3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3A3BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BDAFC5 #C7BBCE #D0C7D6 #DDD6E1 #E6E1EA #F0EDF2

Shades

#9D89A9 #846B94 #6C5879 #55455F #3D3144 #221C26

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