What color is #B1A0EC?

#B1A0EC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A0EC?

The RGB value is 177, 160, 236: 177 red, 160 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A0EC?

The complementary color is #DBECA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A0EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A0EC color

#B1A0EC rgb(177, 160, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1A0EC is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.7% green and 92.5% blue (177, 160, 236).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 67% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#B1A0EC color codes

HEX	`#B1A0EC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 160, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 67%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 32%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.86, 22.04, -35.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.86, 42.17, 301.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.839, 40.544, 84.751)`
Decimal	`11641068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A0EC, 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 #B1A0EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A0EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #B1A0EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a0ec; }
.text { color: #b1a0ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a0ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 160 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a0ec, #d7a0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B1A0EC?: #B1A0EC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A0EC?: The RGB value is 177, 160, 236: 177 red, 160 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A0EC?: The complementary color is #DBECA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A0EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.