What color is #B0A8D2?

#B0A8D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A8D2?

The RGB value is 176, 168, 210: 176 red, 168 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A8D2?

The complementary color is #CAD2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A8D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A8D2 color

#B0A8D2 rgb(176, 168, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0A8D2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 65.9% green and 82.4% blue (176, 168, 210).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 32% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#B0A8D2 color codes

HEX	`#B0A8D2`
RGB	`rgb(176, 168, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 65.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 32%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, 11.32, -20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 23.2, 299.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.537, 41.888, 66.752)`
Decimal	`11577554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A8D2, 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 #B0A8D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A8D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #B0A8D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a8d2; }
.text { color: #b0a8d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a8d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 168 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a8d2, #c5a8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B0A8D2?: #B0A8D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A8D2?: The RGB value is 176, 168, 210: 176 red, 168 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A8D2?: The complementary color is #CAD2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A8D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.