What color is #B3A8D5?

#B3A8D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A8D5?

The RGB value is 179, 168, 213: 179 red, 168 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A8D5?

The complementary color is #CAD5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A8D5 color

#B3A8D5 rgb(179, 168, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3A8D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.9% green and 83.5% blue (179, 168, 213).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 35% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#B3A8D5 color codes

HEX	`#B3A8D5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 168, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 65.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 35%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 21%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, 12.93, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 24.97, 301.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.601, 42.393, 68.771)`
Decimal	`11774165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A8D5, 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 #B3A8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #B3A8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a8d5; }
.text { color: #b3a8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 168 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a8d5, #c9a8d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B3A8D5?: #B3A8D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A8D5?: The RGB value is 179, 168, 213: 179 red, 168 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A8D5?: The complementary color is #CAD5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.