What color is #B2A1BD?

#B2A1BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A1BD?

The RGB value is 178, 161, 189: 178 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A1BD?

The complementary color is #ACBDA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A1BD color

#B2A1BD rgb(178, 161, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B2A1BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.1% green and 74.1% blue (178, 161, 189).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#B2A1BD color codes

HEX	`#B2A1BD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 161, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, 11.45, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 16.68, 313.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.289, 38.629, 53.468)`
Decimal	`11706813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A1BD, 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 #B2A1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #B2A1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a1bd; }
.text { color: #b2a1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 161 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a1bd, #bda1ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2A1BD?: #B2A1BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A1BD?: The RGB value is 178, 161, 189: 178 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A1BD?: The complementary color is #ACBDA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.