What color is #B1A4BE?

#B1A4BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A4BE?

The RGB value is 177, 164, 190: 177 red, 164 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A4BE?

The complementary color is #B1BEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A4BE color

#B1A4BE rgb(177, 164, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B1A4BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 64.3% green and 74.5% blue (177, 164, 190).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#B1A4BE color codes

HEX	`#B1A4BE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 164, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 64.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, 9.65, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 15.11, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.7, 39.616, 54.208)`
Decimal	`11642046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A4BE, 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 #B1A4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #B1A4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a4be; }
.text { color: #b1a4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 164 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a4be, #bea4be); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1A4BE?: #B1A4BE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A4BE?: The RGB value is 177, 164, 190: 177 red, 164 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A4BE?: The complementary color is #B1BEA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.