What color is #B1ACC9?

#B1ACC9 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 #B1ACC9?

The RGB value is 177, 172, 201: 177 red, 172 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ACC9?

The complementary color is #C4C9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ACC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ACC9 color

#B1ACC9 rgb(177, 172, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1ACC9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.5% green and 78.8% blue (177, 172, 201).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#B1ACC9 color codes

HEX	`#B1ACC9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 172, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.6, 7.5, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.6, 15.96, 298.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.424, 43.069, 61.272)`
Decimal	`11644105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ACC9, 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 #B1ACC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ACC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #B1ACC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1acc9; }
.text { color: #b1acc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1acc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 172 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1acc9, #bfacc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1ACC9?: #B1ACC9 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 #B1ACC9?: The RGB value is 177, 172, 201: 177 red, 172 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ACC9?: The complementary color is #C4C9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ACC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.