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#B3ABE6 closest to Wondrous Wisteria

#B3ABE6 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 90.2% blue (rgb(179, 171, 230)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 54% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #B3ABE6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.88:1.

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#B3ABE6 color conversion

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Variations of #B3ABE6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B3ABE6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B3ABE6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3ABE6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DB1E4
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DB3E9
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3B1E7
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DB1E4
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4AFE5
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8B5C0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0AFD5
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2B0C1

#B3ABE6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#B3ABE6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.88:1 Very good#B3ABE6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3ABE6 in CSS

/* Wondrous Wisteria */
.color { color: #B3ABE6; }
.background { background-color: #B3ABE6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3ABE6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 171 230);
color: hsl(248 54% 79%);
color: oklch(0.769 0.084 290.5);

#B3ABE6 FAQ

What color is #B3ABE6?

#B3ABE6 is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B3ABE6?

#B3ABE6 is rgb(179, 171, 230) in RGB, hsl(248, 54%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3ABE6?

The complementary color of #B3ABE6 is #DEE6AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3ABE6?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3ABE6: 9.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3ABE6 a warm or cool color?

#B3ABE6 is a cool color.