What color is #B3ABBE?

#B3ABBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ABBE?

The RGB value is 179, 171, 190: 179 red, 171 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ABBE?

The complementary color is #B6BEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ABBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ABBE color

#B3ABBE rgb(179, 171, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3ABBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 74.5% blue (179, 171, 190).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#B3ABBE color codes

HEX	`#B3ABBE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 171, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 6.47, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 10.82, 306.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.446, 42.427, 54.658)`
Decimal	`11774910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ABBE, 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 #B3ABBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ABBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #B3ABBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3abbe; }
.text { color: #b3abbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3abbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 171 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3abbe, #bcabbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3ABBE?: #B3ABBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ABBE?: The RGB value is 179, 171, 190: 179 red, 171 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ABBE?: The complementary color is #B6BEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ABBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.