What color is #B1A8BF?

#B1A8BF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1A8BF?

The RGB value is 177, 168, 191: 177 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A8BF?

The complementary color is #B6BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A8BF color

#B1A8BF rgb(177, 168, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B1A8BF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (177, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#B1A8BF color codes

HEX	`#B1A8BF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, 7.64, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 13.06, 305.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.536, 41.114, 55.028)`
Decimal	`11643071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A8BF, 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 #B1A8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #B1A8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a8bf; }
.text { color: #b1a8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a8bf, #bca8bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1A8BF?: #B1A8BF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1A8BF?: The RGB value is 177, 168, 191: 177 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A8BF?: The complementary color is #B6BFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.