What color is #B0A0C5?

#B0A0C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A0C5?

The RGB value is 176, 160, 197: 176 red, 160 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A0C5?

The complementary color is #B5C5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A0C5 color

#B0A0C5 rgb(176, 160, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B0A0C5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 62.7% green and 77.3% blue (176, 160, 197).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#B0A0C5 color codes

HEX	`#B0A0C5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 160, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 62.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, 12.97, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 21.25, 307.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.551, 38.403, 58.089)`
Decimal	`11575493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A0C5, 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 #B0A0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #B0A0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a0c5; }
.text { color: #b0a0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 160 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a0c5, #c3a0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B0A0C5?: #B0A0C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A0C5?: The RGB value is 176, 160, 197: 176 red, 160 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A0C5?: The complementary color is #B5C5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.