What color is #B3A5BC?

#B3A5BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A5BC?

The RGB value is 179, 165, 188: 179 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A5BC?

The complementary color is #AEBCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A5BC color

#B3A5BC rgb(179, 165, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A5BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 64.7% green and 73.7% blue (179, 165, 188).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#B3A5BC color codes

HEX	`#B3A5BC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 165, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 64.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, 9.38, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 13.68, 313.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.121, 40.125, 53.146)`
Decimal	`11773372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A5BC, 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 #B3A5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #B3A5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a5bc; }
.text { color: #b3a5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 165 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a5bc, #bca5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A5BC?: #B3A5BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A5BC?: The RGB value is 179, 165, 188: 179 red, 165 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A5BC?: The complementary color is #AEBCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.