What color is #B1ADD4?

#B1ADD4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1ADD4?

The RGB value is 177, 173, 212: 177 red, 173 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1ADD4?

The complementary color is #D0D4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1ADD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1ADD4 color

#B1ADD4 rgb(177, 173, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1ADD4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 67.8% green and 83.1% blue (177, 173, 212).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 31% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#B1ADD4 color codes

HEX	`#B1ADD4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 173, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 67.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 31%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, 9.31, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 21.32, 295.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.956, 43.987, 68.397)`
Decimal	`11644372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1ADD4, 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 #B1ADD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1ADD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #B1ADD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1add4; }
.text { color: #b1add4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1add4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 173 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1add4, #c5add4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1ADD4?: #B1ADD4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1ADD4?: The RGB value is 177, 173, 212: 177 red, 173 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1ADD4?: The complementary color is #D0D4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1ADD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.