What color is #B0A0CC?

#B0A0CC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A0CC?

The RGB value is 176, 160, 204: 176 red, 160 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A0CC?

The complementary color is #BCCCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A0CC color

#B0A0CC rgb(176, 160, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B0A0CC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 62.7% green and 80% blue (176, 160, 204).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#B0A0CC color codes

HEX	`#B0A0CC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 160, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 62.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.56, 14.46, -20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.56, 24.97, 305.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.372, 38.731, 62.411)`
Decimal	`11575500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A0CC, 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 #B0A0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #B0A0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a0cc; }
.text { color: #b0a0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 160 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a0cc, #c6a0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B0A0CC?: #B0A0CC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A0CC?: The RGB value is 176, 160, 204: 176 red, 160 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A0CC?: The complementary color is #BCCCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.