#b7abda Color Information

#b7abda Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b7abda. In RGB, it consists of 71.8% Red, 67.1% Green, and 85.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 16.1% Cyan, 21.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 255.3°, with saturation of 38.8% and lightness of 76.3%. The decimal value for #b7abda is 12037082, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b7abda is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#b7abda Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color183, 171, 218 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.8%, 67.1%, 85.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.282, 0.329, 0.145 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.161, 0.216, 0, 0.145 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color255.3°, 38.8%, 76.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color255.3°, 21.6%, 85.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color46.746, 44.255, 72.408 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color183, 171, 218 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12037082 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.399, 13.646, -22.160 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.399, 26.024, 301.625 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.399, 3.479, -36.748 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.525, 9.013, -17.967 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.286, 0.271, 44.255 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290227162 / 0xffb7abda Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #b7abda

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b7abda, its pure hue is 255.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.8%, and its lightness is 76.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b7abda, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17151b to #a096bf.

Tints of #b7abda

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b7abda, its pure hue is 255.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.8%, and its lightness is 76.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b7abda, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c0b6df to #f6f5fa.

Tones of #b7abda

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b7abda, its pure hue is 255.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b7abda, which range from #c3c3c3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a586ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b7abda

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b7abda! For #b7abda, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b7abda. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b7abda

This color, #b7abda, consists of 71.8% Red, 67.1% Green, and 85.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 183, Green = 171, Blue = 218. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b7abda is 16.1% Cyan, 21.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.8%
C16.1%
G67.1%
M21.6%
B85.5%
Y0.0%
K14.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 183 171 218
Octal 267 253 332
Hexa #b7 #ab #da
Binary 10110111 10101011 11011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 16 21 0 14
Octal 20 25 0 16
Hexa #10 #15 #00 #0e
Binary 00010000 00010101 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #b7abda

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b7abda — which has hue 255.3° — its analogous colors are located at 225.3° and 285.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7abda.

Triadic Colors of #b7abda

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b7abda — which has hue 255.3° — its triadic colors are located at 15.3° and 255.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7abda.

Complementary Color of #b7abda

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b7abda — which has hue 255.3° — its complementary color is located at 75.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7abda.

Split Complementary Colors of #b7abda

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b7abda — which has hue 255.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 45.3° and 255.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7abda.

Tetradic Colors of #b7abda

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b7abda — which has hue 255.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 165.3°, 255.3°, 345.3°, and 75.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b7abda.

Monochromatic Colors of #b7abda

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b7abda, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9c93b6 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d8cff2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b7abda

We want to make getting started with #b7abda on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b7abda into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b7abda can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b7abda with other HTML elements.

#b7abda Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b7abda.
<span style="color: #b7abda;">The color of this text is #b7abda.</span>

#b7abda Background Color

The background color for this text is #b7abda.
<div style="background-color: #b7abda; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b7abda.</div>

#b7abda Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b7abda.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b7abda;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b7abda.</span>

#b7abda Border Color

This is a div with border color #b7abda.
<div style="border: #b7abda 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b7abda.</div>

#b7abda Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b7abda on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b7abda; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b7abda on a white background.</div></div>

#b7abda Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b7abda on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b7abda; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b7abda on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b7abda to White

This is a gradient from #b7abda to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b7abda,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b7abda,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b7abda,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b7abda,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b7abda to white.</div>

Gradient from #b7abda to Black

This is a gradient from #b7abda to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b7abda,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b7abda,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b7abda,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b7abda,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b7abda to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b7abda

In addition to using #b7abda on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b7abda in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b7abda, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 183, Green = 171, Blue = 218). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b7abda in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b7abda
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(183, 171, 218)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b7abda; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b7abda; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b7abda; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(183, 171, 218);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b7abda")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:183, green:171, blue:218, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:183 green:171 blue:218 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(183f, 171f, 218f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(183, 171, 218);
 

#b7abda Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b7abda the same way. For those with color blindness, #b7abda might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b7abda looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b7abda is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b7abda looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b7abda will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b7abda is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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