What color is #B2AED1?

#B2AED1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2AED1?

The RGB value is 178, 174, 209: 178 red, 174 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AED1?

The complementary color is #CDD1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AED1 color

#B2AED1 rgb(178, 174, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2AED1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.2% green and 82% blue (178, 174, 209).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% 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 9.87:1).

#B2AED1 color codes

HEX	`#B2AED1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 174, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, 8.43, -17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 19.13, 296.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.002, 44.34, 66.497)`
Decimal	`11710161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AED1, 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 #B2AED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #B2AED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aed1; }
.text { color: #b2aed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 174 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aed1, #c4aed1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2AED1?: #B2AED1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2AED1?: The RGB value is 178, 174, 209: 178 red, 174 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AED1?: The complementary color is #CDD1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.