What color is #B1AFC7?

#B1AFC7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1AFC7?

The RGB value is 177, 175, 199: 177 red, 175 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1AFC7?

The complementary color is #C5C7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1AFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1AFC7 color

#B1AFC7 rgb(177, 175, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1AFC7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 68.6% green and 78% blue (177, 175, 199).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#B1AFC7 color codes

HEX	`#B1AFC7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 175, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 68.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, 5.44, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 13.1, 294.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.768, 44.13, 60.234)`
Decimal	`11644871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1AFC7, 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 #B1AFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1AFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #B1AFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1afc7; }
.text { color: #b1afc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1afc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 175 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1afc7, #bdafc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1AFC7?: #B1AFC7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1AFC7?: The RGB value is 177, 175, 199: 177 red, 175 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1AFC7?: The complementary color is #C5C7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1AFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.