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#B3AADA Color

#B3AADA is rgb(179, 170, 218) in RGB, hsl(251, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3AADA
HEX#B3AADA
RGBrgb(179, 170, 218)
HSLhsl(251, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(251, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.069 293.3)
LABlab(71.62% 10.64 -23.21)
LCHlch(71.62% 25.53 294.63)

What #B3AADA 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 #B3AADA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 5Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.25Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.08Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.84Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.75Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.21

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

#B3AADA Channel Values

How #B3AADA 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 179 · G 170 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3AADA 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3AADA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3AADA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3AADA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3AADA
Complementary
#D1DAAA
Analogous
#AAB9DA
Analogous
#CBAADA
Triadic
#DAB3AA
Triadic
#AADAB3
Split comp.
#DACBAA
Split comp.
#B9DAAA

Tints & Shades of #B3AADA

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

#BCB5DE
#C6BFE3
#CFCAE8
#DCD8EE
#E6E3F3
#EFEDF7

Shades

#9386CA
#705FB9
#5646A0
#43367C
#302759
#1B1632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3AADA.

How #B3AADA 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#B3AADA
Protanopia#ACACDA
Protanomaly#AFABDA
Deuteranopia#ADADDA
Deuteranomaly#AFACDA
Tritanopia#ACB1B1
Tritanomaly#AFAEC3
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3AADA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3aada: #B3AADA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3AADA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3aada': '#B3AADA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.667, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_b3aada">#B3AADA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3AADA"

More Blue Colors

#B3AADA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B3AADA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3AADA?

#B3AADA is a light blue — rgb(179, 170, 218) in RGB and hsl(251, 39%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #B3AADA?

#B3AADA is rgb(179, 170, 218) — red 179, green 170, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3AADA?

#B3AADA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3AADA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3AADA scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3AADA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3AADA 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 16.5, which is visibly different.

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