What color is #B2A1D3?

#B2A1D3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A1D3?

The RGB value is 178, 161, 211: 178 red, 161 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A1D3?

The complementary color is #C2D3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A1D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A1D3 color

#B2A1D3 rgb(178, 161, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B2A1D3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.1% green and 82.7% blue (178, 161, 211).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 36% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#B2A1D3 color codes

HEX	`#B2A1D3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 161, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 36%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, 16.07, -23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 28.21, 304.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.86, 39.658, 67.012)`
Decimal	`11706835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A1D3, 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 #B2A1D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A1D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #B2A1D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a1d3; }
.text { color: #b2a1d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a1d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 161 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a1d3, #cba1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B2A1D3?: #B2A1D3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A1D3?: The RGB value is 178, 161, 211: 178 red, 161 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A1D3?: The complementary color is #C2D3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A1D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.