What color is #B2B1DA?

#B2B1DA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B1DA?

The RGB value is 178, 177, 218: 178 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B1DA?

The complementary color is #D9DAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B1DA color

#B2B1DA rgb(178, 177, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2B1DA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.4% green and 85.5% blue (178, 177, 218).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#B2B1DA color codes

HEX	`#B2B1DA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 177, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 69.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.53, 8.75, -20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.53, 22.26, 293.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.734, 45.971, 72.727)`
Decimal	`11710938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B1DA, 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 #B2B1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #B2B1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b1da; }
.text { color: #b2b1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 177 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b1da, #c7b1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2B1DA?: #B2B1DA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B1DA?: The RGB value is 178, 177, 218: 178 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B1DA?: The complementary color is #D9DAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.