What color is #B0ADE8?

#B0ADE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0ADE8?

The RGB value is 176, 173, 232: 176 red, 173 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0ADE8?

The complementary color is #E5E8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0ADE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0ADE8 color

#B0ADE8 rgb(176, 173, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0ADE8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 67.8% green and 91% blue (176, 173, 232).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#B0ADE8 color codes

HEX	`#B0ADE8`
RGB	`rgb(176, 173, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 67.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.85, 13.54, -29.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.85, 32.13, 294.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.41, 44.943, 82.505)`
Decimal	`11578856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0ADE8, 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 #B0ADE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0ADE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #B0ADE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ade8; }
.text { color: #b0ade8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ade8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 173 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ade8, #ceade8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #B0ADE8?: #B0ADE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0ADE8?: The RGB value is 176, 173, 232: 176 red, 173 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0ADE8?: The complementary color is #E5E8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0ADE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.