#B3ABD9 Color

#B3ABD9 is rgb(179, 171, 217) in RGB and hsl(250, 38%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B3ABD9

HEX#B3ABD9

RGBrgb(179, 171, 217)

HSLhsl(250, 38%, 76%)

HSVhsv(250, 21%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.066 292.7)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B3ABD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B3ABD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B3ABD9 Complementary#D1D9AB Analogous#ABBAD9 Analogous#CAABD9 Triadic#D9B2AB Triadic#ABD9B2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B3ABD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCB5DE #C5C0E3 #CFCAE7 #DCD8EE #E5E3F2 #EFEDF7

Shades

#9287C9 #6F61B8 #56479E #43377B #302858 #1B1631

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