What color is #B2A4CD?

#B2A4CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A4CD?

The RGB value is 178, 164, 205: 178 red, 164 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A4CD?

The complementary color is #BFCDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A4CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A4CD color

#B2A4CD rgb(178, 164, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B2A4CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 64.3% green and 80.4% blue (178, 164, 205).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 29% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#B2A4CD color codes

HEX	`#B2A4CD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 164, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 64.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 29%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.77, 13.1, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.77, 23.11, 304.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.653, 40.424, 63.301)`
Decimal	`11707597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A4CD, 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 #B2A4CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A4CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #B2A4CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a4cd; }
.text { color: #b2a4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a4cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 164 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a4cd, #c7a4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2A4CD?: #B2A4CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A4CD?: The RGB value is 178, 164, 205: 178 red, 164 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A4CD?: The complementary color is #BFCDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A4CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.