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#B4A3DB Color

#B4A3DB is rgb(180, 163, 219) in RGB, hsl(258, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4A3DB
HEX#B4A3DB
RGBrgb(180, 163, 219)
HSLhsl(258, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(258, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.081 298.3)
LABlab(69.97% 14.80 -26.25)
LCHlch(69.97% 30.13 299.41)

What #B4A3DB 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 #B4A3DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 3.77Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.51Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.14Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.08Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.26Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 13.1

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

#B4A3DB Channel Values

How #B4A3DB 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 180 · G 163 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4A3DB 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4A3DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4A3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4A3DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4A3DB
Complementary
#CADBA3
Analogous
#A3AEDB
Analogous
#D0A3DB
Triadic
#DBB4A3
Triadic
#A3DBB4
Split comp.
#DBD0A3
Split comp.
#AEDBA3

Tints & Shades of #B4A3DB

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

#BDAEE0
#C9BDE5
#D2C8EA
#DBD3EE
#E4DEF2
#F0EDF8

Shades

#967ECD
#785ABF
#5F40A5
#47317D
#322258
#1D1433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4A3DB.

How #B4A3DB 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#B4A3DB
Protanopia#A6A6DB
Protanomaly#ACA5DB
Deuteranopia#A9A9DB
Deuteranomaly#ADA7DB
Tritanopia#ACABAB
Tritanomaly#AFA8C0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4A3DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4a3db: #B4A3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4A3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4a3db': '#B4A3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.639, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_b4a3db">#B4A3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4A3DB"

More Purple Colors

#B4A3DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4A3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4A3DB?

#B4A3DB is a light purple — rgb(180, 163, 219) in RGB and hsl(258, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #B4A3DB?

#B4A3DB is rgb(180, 163, 219) — red 180, green 163, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4A3DB?

#B4A3DB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4A3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4A3DB scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4A3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4A3DB 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.8, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.