What color is #B0AACF?

#B0AACF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0AACF?

The RGB value is 176, 170, 207: 176 red, 170 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0AACF?

The complementary color is #C9CFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0AACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0AACF color

#B0AACF rgb(176, 170, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0AACF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 66.7% green and 81.2% blue (176, 170, 207).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 9.5:1).

#B0AACF color codes

HEX	`#B0AACF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 170, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 66.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 9.56, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 20.37, 297.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.539, 42.484, 64.926)`
Decimal	`11578063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0AACF, 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 #B0AACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0AACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B0AACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0aacf; }
.text { color: #b0aacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0aacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 170 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0aacf, #c3aacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B0AACF?: #B0AACF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0AACF?: The RGB value is 176, 170, 207: 176 red, 170 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0AACF?: The complementary color is #C9CFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0AACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.