What color is #B1A9C3?

#B1A9C3 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 #B1A9C3?

The RGB value is 177, 169, 195: 177 red, 169 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1A9C3?

The complementary color is #BBC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1A9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1A9C3 color

#B1A9C3 rgb(177, 169, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B1A9C3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 66.3% green and 76.5% blue (177, 169, 195).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#B1A9C3 color codes

HEX	`#B1A9C3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 169, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 66.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, 7.9, -12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 14.56, 302.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.168, 41.663, 57.439)`
Decimal	`11643331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1A9C3, 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 #B1A9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1A9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #B1A9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1a9c3; }
.text { color: #b1a9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1a9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 169 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1a9c3, #bea9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1A9C3?: #B1A9C3 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 #B1A9C3?: The RGB value is 177, 169, 195: 177 red, 169 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1A9C3?: The complementary color is #BBC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1A9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.