What color is #B1ABC5?

#B1ABC5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1ABC5?

The RGB value is 177, 171, 197: 177 red, 171 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ABC5?

The complementary color is #BFC5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ABC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ABC5 color

#B1ABC5 rgb(177, 171, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1ABC5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.1% green and 77.3% blue (177, 171, 197).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#B1ABC5 color codes

HEX	`#B1ABC5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 171, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.22, 7.22, -12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.22, 14.4, 300.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.77, 42.504, 58.763)`
Decimal	`11643845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ABC5, 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 #B1ABC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ABC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B1ABC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1abc5; }
.text { color: #b1abc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1abc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 171 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1abc5, #beabc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1ABC5?: #B1ABC5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1ABC5?: The RGB value is 177, 171, 197: 177 red, 171 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ABC5?: The complementary color is #BFC5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ABC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.