#B6ABFC Color

#B6ABFC is rgb(182, 171, 252) in RGB, hsl(248, 93%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 12.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6ABFC

HEX#B6ABFC

RGBrgb(182, 171, 252)

HSLhsl(248, 93%, 83%)

HSVhsv(248, 32%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.114 289.7)

LABlab(73.22% 17.14 -39.14)

LCHlch(73.22% 42.73 293.65)

What #B6ABFC 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 #B6ABFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.04 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 12.56 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 12.98 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 14.1 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 16.01 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 16.74

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#B6ABFC Channel Values

How #B6ABFC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 182 · G 171 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 93% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 32% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 28% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.05:1 vs white · 10.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6ABFC 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B6ABFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6ABFC; 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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Tints & Shades of #B6ABFC

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.

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Shades

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How #B6ABFC 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#B6ABFC

Protanopia#ADADFC

Protanomaly#B1ACFC

Deuteranopia#AFAFFC

Deuteranomaly#B2ADFC

Tritanopia#A9B8B8

Tritanomaly#AEB3D7

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #B6ABFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6abfc: #B6ABFC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6ABFC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6abfc': '#B6ABFC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.671, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_b6abfc">#B6ABFC</color>

SVG fillfill="#B6ABFC"

More Blue Colors

#B6ABFC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#B6ABFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6ABFC?

#B6ABFC is a lightest blue — rgb(182, 171, 252) in RGB and hsl(248, 93%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.04.

What is the RGB value of #B6ABFC?

#B6ABFC is rgb(182, 171, 252) — red 182, green 171, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6ABFC?

#B6ABFC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6ABFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6ABFC scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6ABFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6ABFC 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 21.55, which is visibly different.

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