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#B3ACFB Color

#B3ACFB is rgb(179, 172, 251) in RGB, hsl(245, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), visibly different at ΔE 11.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3ACFB
HEX#B3ACFB
RGBrgb(179, 172, 251)
HSLhsl(245, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(245, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.112 287.6)
LABlab(73.19% 15.50 -38.68)
LCHlch(73.19% 41.67 291.84)

What #B3ACFB 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 #B3ACFB, 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.

#B3ACFB Channel Values

How #B3ACFB 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 172 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3ACFB 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3ACFB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3ACFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3ACFB; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B3ACFB

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 #B3ACFB.

How #B3ACFB 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#B3ACFB
Protanopia#ADADFB
Protanomaly#B0ADFB
Deuteranopia#AEAEFB
Deuteranomaly#B0ADFB
Tritanopia#A6B8B8
Tritanomaly#ABB4D6
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3ACFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3acfb: #B3ACFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3ACFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3acfb': '#B3ACFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.675, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_b3acfb">#B3ACFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3ACFB"

More Blue Colors

#B3ACFB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3ACFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3ACFB?

#B3ACFB is a lightest blue — rgb(179, 172, 251) in RGB and hsl(245, 91%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.23.

What is the RGB value of #B3ACFB?

#B3ACFB is rgb(179, 172, 251) — red 179, green 172, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3ACFB?

#B3ACFB converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3ACFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3ACFB scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3ACFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3ACFB 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.75, which is visibly different.

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