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#B8ADE1 Color

#B8ADE1 is rgb(184, 173, 225) in RGB, hsl(253, 46%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 12%) 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 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8ADE1
HEX#B8ADE1
RGBrgb(184, 173, 225)
HSLhsl(253, 46%, 78%)
HSVhsv(253, 23%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.074 294.3)
LABlab(73.01% 11.94 -24.86)
LCHlch(73.01% 27.58 295.66)

What #B8ADE1 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 #B8ADE1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.26Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 7Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.09Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.13Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.38Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.74

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

#B8ADE1 Channel Values

How #B8ADE1 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 184 · G 173 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 46% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 23% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8ADE1 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8ADE1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8ADE1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8ADE1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8ADE1
Complementary
#D6E1AD
Analogous
#ADBCE1
Analogous
#D2ADE1
Triadic
#E1B8AD
Triadic
#ADE1B8
Split comp.
#E1D2AD
Split comp.
#BCE1AD

Tints & Shades of #B8ADE1

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

#C2B8E5
#CCC3E9
#D5CFED
#DCD6F0
#E5E1F4
#EFECF8

Shades

#9584D2
#755FC4
#573FAB
#443286
#2F225D
#1C1538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8ADE1.

How #B8ADE1 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#B8ADE1
Protanopia#AFAFE1
Protanomaly#B3AEE1
Deuteranopia#B1B1E1
Deuteranomaly#B4AFE1
Tritanopia#B0B5B5
Tritanomaly#B4B2C8
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8ADE1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8ade1: #B8ADE1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8ADE1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8ade1': '#B8ADE1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.678, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_b8ade1">#B8ADE1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8ADE1"

More Blue Colors

#B8ADE1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B8ADE1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8ADE1?

#B8ADE1 is a light blue — rgb(184, 173, 225) in RGB and hsl(253, 46%, 78%) 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #B8ADE1?

#B8ADE1 is rgb(184, 173, 225) — red 184, green 173, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8ADE1?

#B8ADE1 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 23%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8ADE1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8ADE1 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8ADE1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8ADE1 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 17.23, which is visibly different.

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