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#B4A6ED Color

#B4A6ED is rgb(180, 166, 237) in RGB, hsl(252, 66%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4A6ED
HEX#B4A6ED
RGBrgb(180, 166, 237)
HSLhsl(252, 66%, 79%)
HSVhsv(252, 30%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.101 292.9)
LABlab(71.30% 16.37 -34.02)
LCHlch(71.30% 37.75 295.70)

What #B4A6ED 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 #B4A6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.66Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.42Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.86Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.58Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 14.09Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 14.18

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

#B4A6ED Channel Values

How #B4A6ED 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 166 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 66% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 30% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4A6ED 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4A6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4A6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4A6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4A6ED
Complementary
#DFEDA6
Analogous
#A6BBED
Analogous
#D8A6ED
Triadic
#EDB4A6
Triadic
#A6EDB4
Split comp.
#EDD8A6
Split comp.
#BBEDA6

Tints & Shades of #B4A6ED

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

#BFB3EF
#C6BBF1
#D1C8F4
#DBD5F6
#E6E1F9
#EDEAFB

Shades

#8D78E3
#694DDB
#4829C7
#371F98
#27166A
#170D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4A6ED.

How #B4A6ED 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#B4A6ED
Protanopia#A8A8ED
Protanomaly#ADA8ED
Deuteranopia#ABABED
Deuteranomaly#AFA9ED
Tritanopia#A9B1B1
Tritanomaly#AEADCC
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4A6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4a6ed: #B4A6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4A6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4a6ed': '#B4A6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.651, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b4a6ed">#B4A6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4A6ED"

More Blue Colors

#B4A6ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B4A6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4A6ED?

#B4A6ED is a light blue — rgb(180, 166, 237) in RGB and hsl(252, 66%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #B4A6ED?

#B4A6ED is rgb(180, 166, 237) — red 180, green 166, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4A6ED?

#B4A6ED converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4A6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4A6ED scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4A6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4A6ED 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 18.9, which is visibly different.

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