What color is #B2AEDB?

#B2AEDB 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 #B2AEDB?

The RGB value is 178, 174, 219: 178 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2AEDB?

The complementary color is #D7DBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2AEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2AEDB color

#B2AEDB rgb(178, 174, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2AEDB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.2% green and 85.9% blue (178, 174, 219).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#B2AEDB color codes

HEX	`#B2AEDB`
RGB	`rgb(178, 174, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 68.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, 10.63, -22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 24.55, 295.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.279, 44.851, 73.223)`
Decimal	`11710171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2AEDB, 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 #B2AEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2AEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #B2AEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2aedb; }
.text { color: #b2aedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2aedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 174 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2aedb, #c8aedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2AEDB?: #B2AEDB 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 #B2AEDB?: The RGB value is 178, 174, 219: 178 red, 174 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2AEDB?: The complementary color is #D7DBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2AEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.