What color is #B8B8F8?

#B8B8F8 is a very light, vivid blue known as Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Illusion?

The RGB value is 184, 184, 248: 184 red, 184 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Illusion?

The complementary color is #F8F8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B8F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Illusion color: hex code #B8B8F8

#B8B8F8 rgb(184, 184, 248)

Shades of blue

Purple Illusion has the hex code #B8B8F8. It is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 72.2% green and 97.3% blue (184, 184, 248).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8) color codes

HEX	`#B8B8F8`
RGB	`rgb(184, 184, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 72.2%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 26%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, 13.6, -31.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 34.43, 293.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.847, 51.247, 95.844)`
Decimal	`12105976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Illusion, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B8B8F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B8F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B8B8F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b8f8; }
.text { color: #b8b8f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b8f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 184 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b8f8, #d8b8f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B8B8F8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B8B8F8?: #B8B8F8 is a very light, vivid blue known as Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Illusion?: The RGB value is 184, 184, 248: 184 red, 184 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Illusion?: The complementary color is #F8F8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B8F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.