What color is #B1AECA?

#B1AECA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AECA?

The RGB value is 177, 174, 202: 177 red, 174 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AECA?

The complementary color is #C7CAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AECA color

#B1AECA rgb(177, 174, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1AECA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.2% green and 79.2% blue (177, 174, 202).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 21% saturation and 74% 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 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#B1AECA color codes

HEX	`#B1AECA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 174, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, 6.61, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 15.31, 295.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.926, 43.883, 62.022)`
Decimal	`11644618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AECA, 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 #B1AECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #B1AECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1aeca; }
.text { color: #b1aeca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1aeca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 174 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1aeca, #bfaeca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1AECA?: #B1AECA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AECA?: The RGB value is 177, 174, 202: 177 red, 174 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AECA?: The complementary color is #C7CAAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.