What color is #B1A2E2?

#B1A2E2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A2E2?

The RGB value is 177, 162, 226: 177 red, 162 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A2E2?

The complementary color is #D3E2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A2E2 color

#B1A2E2 rgb(177, 162, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1A2E2 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 63.5% green and 88.6% blue (177, 162, 226).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 52% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#B1A2E2 color codes

HEX	`#B1A2E2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 162, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 63.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 52%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.95, 18.58, -30.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.95, 35.56, 301.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.776, 40.678, 77.429)`
Decimal	`11641570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A2E2, 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 #B1A2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #B1A2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a2e2; }
.text { color: #b1a2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 162 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a2e2, #d1a2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B1A2E2?: #B1A2E2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A2E2?: The RGB value is 177, 162, 226: 177 red, 162 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A2E2?: The complementary color is #D3E2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.