What color is #B2AADD?

#B2AADD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AADD?

The RGB value is 178, 170, 221: 178 red, 170 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AADD?

The complementary color is #D5DDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AADD color

#B2AADD rgb(178, 170, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2AADD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 66.7% green and 86.7% blue (178, 170, 221).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#B2AADD color codes

HEX	`#B2AADD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 170, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 66.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, 13.29, -24.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 28.02, 298.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.783, 43.434, 74.364)`
Decimal	`11709149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AADD, 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 #B2AADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #B2AADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aadd; }
.text { color: #b2aadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 170 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aadd, #ccaadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B2AADD?: #B2AADD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AADD?: The RGB value is 178, 170, 221: 178 red, 170 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AADD?: The complementary color is #D5DDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.