What color is #B0ABCD?

#B0ABCD 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 #B0ABCD?

The RGB value is 176, 171, 205: 176 red, 171 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0ABCD?

The complementary color is #C8CDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0ABCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0ABCD color

#B0ABCD rgb(176, 171, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0ABCD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.1% green and 80.4% blue (176, 171, 205).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#B0ABCD color codes

HEX	`#B0ABCD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 171, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, 8.57, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 18.68, 297.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.485, 42.763, 63.709)`
Decimal	`11578317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0ABCD, 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 #B0ABCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0ABCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #B0ABCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0abcd; }
.text { color: #b0abcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0abcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 171 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0abcd, #c1abcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B0ABCD?: #B0ABCD 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 #B0ABCD?: The RGB value is 176, 171, 205: 176 red, 171 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0ABCD?: The complementary color is #C8CDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0ABCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.