What color is #B0A4C8?

#B0A4C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A4C8?

The RGB value is 176, 164, 200: 176 red, 164 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A4C8?

The complementary color is #BCC8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A4C8 color

#B0A4C8 rgb(176, 164, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B0A4C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 64.3% green and 78.4% blue (176, 164, 200).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B0A4C8 color codes

HEX	`#B0A4C8`
RGB	`rgb(176, 164, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 64.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, 11.38, -16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 20.3, 304.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.603, 39.951, 60.152)`
Decimal	`11576520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A4C8, 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 #B0A4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B0A4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a4c8; }
.text { color: #b0a4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 164 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a4c8, #c2a4c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A4C8?: #B0A4C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A4C8?: The RGB value is 176, 164, 200: 176 red, 164 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A4C8?: The complementary color is #BCC8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.