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#B6AADF Color

#B6AADF is rgb(182, 170, 223) in RGB, hsl(254, 45%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6AADF
HEX#B6AADF
RGBrgb(182, 170, 223)
HSLhsl(254, 45%, 77%)
HSVhsv(254, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.076 294.9)
LABlab(72.03% 12.49 -25.29)
LCHlch(72.03% 28.20 296.29)

What #B6AADF 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 #B6AADF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.09Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 6.81Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.93Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.9Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.2Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.25

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

#B6AADF Channel Values

How #B6AADF 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 182 · G 170 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 45% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6AADF 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6AADF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6AADF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6AADF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6AADF
Complementary
#D2DFAA
Analogous
#AAB8DF
Analogous
#D1AADF
Triadic
#DFB6AA
Triadic
#AADFB6
Split comp.
#DFD1AA
Split comp.
#B8DFAA

Tints & Shades of #B6AADF

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

#C0B5E3
#C9C0E7
#D3CBEB
#DCD6F0
#E6E1F4
#EFEDF8

Shades

#9785D1
#745CC1
#5941AA
#443181
#30235C
#1B1434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6AADF.

How #B6AADF 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#B6AADF
Protanopia#ACACDF
Protanomaly#B0ABDF
Deuteranopia#AEAEDF
Deuteranomaly#B1ACDF
Tritanopia#AEB2B2
Tritanomaly#B1AFC6
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6AADF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6aadf: #B6AADF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6AADF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6aadf': '#B6AADF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.667, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_b6aadf">#B6AADF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6AADF"

More Blue Colors

#B6AADF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B6AADF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6AADF?

#B6AADF is a light blue — rgb(182, 170, 223) in RGB and hsl(254, 45%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #B6AADF?

#B6AADF is rgb(182, 170, 223) — red 182, green 170, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6AADF?

#B6AADF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6AADF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6AADF scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6AADF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6AADF 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 18.04, which is visibly different.

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