What color is #B3A8CE?

#B3A8CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A8CE?

The RGB value is 179, 168, 206: 179 red, 168 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A8CE?

The complementary color is #C3CEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A8CE color

#B3A8CE rgb(179, 168, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A8CE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.9% green and 80.8% blue (179, 168, 206).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 9.41:1).

#B3A8CE color codes

HEX	`#B3A8CE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 168, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 18%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, 11.42, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 21.21, 302.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.731, 42.045, 64.192)`
Decimal	`11774158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A8CE, 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 #B3A8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B3A8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a8ce; }
.text { color: #b3a8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 168 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a8ce, #c6a8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3A8CE?: #B3A8CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A8CE?: The RGB value is 179, 168, 206: 179 red, 168 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A8CE?: The complementary color is #C3CEA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.