#B3A8BD Color

#B3A8BD is rgb(179, 168, 189) in RGB, hsl(271, 14%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3A8BD

HEX#B3A8BD

RGBrgb(179, 168, 189)

HSLhsl(271, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(271, 11%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.032 309)

LABlab(70.31% 7.06 -9.31)

LCHlch(70.31% 11.68 307.17)

What #B3A8BD 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 #B3A8BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 4.9 Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 6.55 Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.66 Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.99 Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.69 Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.73

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

#B3A8BD Channel Values

How #B3A8BD 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 179 · G 168 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 271° · S 14% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 271° · S 11% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.27:1 vs white · 9.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3A8BD 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3A8BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3A8BD; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B3A8BD

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

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How #B3A8BD 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#B3A8BD

Protanopia#AAAABD

Protanomaly#AEA9BD

Deuteranopia#ACACBD

Deuteranomaly#AFAABD

Tritanopia#B0ABAB

Tritanomaly#B1AAB2

Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #B3A8BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3a8bd: #B3A8BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3A8BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3a8bd': '#B3A8BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.659, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_b3a8bd">#B3A8BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#B3A8BD"

More Purple Colors

#B3A8BD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#B3A8BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3A8BD?

#B3A8BD is a light purple — rgb(179, 168, 189) in RGB and hsl(271, 14%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #B3A8BD?

#B3A8BD is rgb(179, 168, 189) — red 179, green 168, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3A8BD?

#B3A8BD converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3A8BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3A8BD scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3A8BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3A8BD 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 11.13, which is visibly different.

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