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#b6b4fa color: Greyish Lavender

#b6b4fa is rgb(182, 180, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.691% 0.09857 285.239) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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242°
100%

79.7%
0.099
285°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #b6b4fa

#b6b4fa is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 285°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Greyish Lavender (#b8b8ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #b6b4fa mixed with white

  1. b6b4fa
  2. bdbcfb
  3. c4c3fc
  4. cbcbfd
  5. d2d2fd
  6. dadafe
  7. e1e1fe
  8. e8e9ff
  9. f0f0ff
  10. f7f8ff

Darker: #b6b4fa mixed with black

  1. b6b4fa
  2. 9e9cd9
  3. 8685ba
  4. 6f6e9b
  5. 59587d
  6. 444461
  7. 303046
  8. 1d1d2d
  9. 0c0c15
  10. 020203

Calmer: #b6b4fa with less saturation

  1. b6b4fa
  2. b7b5f4
  3. b7b6ee
  4. b8b7e8
  5. b8b8e2
  6. b9b9dc
  7. babad6
  8. babad0
  9. bbbbc9
  10. bcbcc3

Questions about #b6b4fa

What color is #b6b4fa?

#b6b4fa is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Greyish Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(182, 180, 250), in HSL hsl(241.71, 87.5%, 84.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.691% 0.09857 285.239).

What colors go well with #b6b4fa?

The complementary color of #b6b4fa is #c6c174. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #92c0fc and #d5aae8. The triadic partners are #f2a987 and #7cd1ad.

Is white or black text more readable on #b6b4fa?

Black text reads better on #b6b4fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b6b4fa a warm or cool color?

#b6b4fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 285 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.099.