What color is #B2A8C1?

#B2A8C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2A8C1?

The RGB value is 178, 168, 193: 178 red, 168 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A8C1?

The complementary color is #B7C1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A8C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A8C1 color

#B2A8C1 rgb(178, 168, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B2A8C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.9% green and 75.7% blue (178, 168, 193).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 17% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#B2A8C1 color codes

HEX	`#B2A8C1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 168, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 65.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 17%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, 8.38, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 14.21, 306.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.987, 41.321, 56.205)`
Decimal	`11708609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A8C1, 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 #B2A8C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A8C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #B2A8C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a8c1; }
.text { color: #b2a8c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a8c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 168 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a8c1, #bea8c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2A8C1?: #B2A8C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2A8C1?: The RGB value is 178, 168, 193: 178 red, 168 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A8C1?: The complementary color is #B7C1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A8C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.