What color is #B2A5DA?

#B2A5DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A5DA?

The RGB value is 178, 165, 218: 178 red, 165 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A5DA?

The complementary color is #CDDAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A5DA color

#B2A5DA rgb(178, 165, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2A5DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 64.7% green and 85.5% blue (178, 165, 218).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 42% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#B2A5DA color codes

HEX	`#B2A5DA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 165, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 64.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 42%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, 15.39, -25.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 29.46, 301.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.467, 41.437, 71.971)`
Decimal	`11707866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A5DA, 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 #B2A5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #B2A5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a5da; }
.text { color: #b2a5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 165 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a5da, #cda5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B2A5DA?: #B2A5DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A5DA?: The RGB value is 178, 165, 218: 178 red, 165 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A5DA?: The complementary color is #CDDAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.