What color is #B1B1CD?

#B1B1CD 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 #B1B1CD?

The RGB value is 177, 177, 205: 177 red, 177 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B1CD?

The complementary color is #CDCDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B1CD color

#B1B1CD rgb(177, 177, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1B1CD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 69.4% green and 80.4% blue (177, 177, 205).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#B1B1CD color codes

HEX	`#B1B1CD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 177, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 69.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, 5.61, -14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 15.21, 291.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.871, 45.199, 64.106)`
Decimal	`11645389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B1CD, 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 #B1B1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #B1B1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b1cd; }
.text { color: #b1b1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 177 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b1cd, #bfb1cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1B1CD?: #B1B1CD 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 #B1B1CD?: The RGB value is 177, 177, 205: 177 red, 177 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B1CD?: The complementary color is #CDCDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.