What color is #B0B0D1?

#B0B0D1 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 #B0B0D1?

The RGB value is 176, 176, 209: 176 red, 176 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0B0D1?

The complementary color is #D1D1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0B0D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0B0D1 color

#B0B0D1 rgb(176, 176, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B0B0D1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 69% green and 82% blue (176, 176, 209).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#B0B0D1 color codes

HEX	`#B0B0D1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 176, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 69%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, 6.69, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 17.94, 291.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.936, 44.884, 66.605)`
Decimal	`11579601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0B0D1, 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 #B0B0D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0B0D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #B0B0D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0b0d1; }
.text { color: #b0b0d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0b0d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 176 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0b0d1, #c1b0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B0B0D1?: #B0B0D1 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 #B0B0D1?: The RGB value is 176, 176, 209: 176 red, 176 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0B0D1?: The complementary color is #D1D1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0B0D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.