What color is #B2ACCA?

#B2ACCA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2ACCA?

The RGB value is 178, 172, 202: 178 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2ACCA?

The complementary color is #C4CAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ACCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2ACCA color

#B2ACCA rgb(178, 172, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2ACCA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 67.5% green and 79.2% blue (178, 172, 202).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#B2ACCA color codes

HEX	`#B2ACCA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 172, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 67.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.71, 8.04, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.71, 16.54, 299.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.771, 43.234, 61.905)`
Decimal	`11709642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2ACCA, 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 #B2ACCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ACCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #B2ACCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2acca; }
.text { color: #b2acca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2acca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 172 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2acca, #c1acca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2ACCA?: #B2ACCA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2ACCA?: The RGB value is 178, 172, 202: 178 red, 172 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2ACCA?: The complementary color is #C4CAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ACCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.