What color is #B3ABC4?

#B3ABC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ABC4?

The RGB value is 179, 171, 196: 179 red, 171 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ABC4?

The complementary color is #BCC4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ABC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ABC4 color

#B3ABC4 rgb(179, 171, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3ABC4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.1% green and 76.9% blue (179, 171, 196).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#B3ABC4 color codes

HEX	`#B3ABC4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 171, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.35, 7.68, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.35, 13.99, 303.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.115, 42.695, 58.183)`
Decimal	`11774916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ABC4, 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 #B3ABC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ABC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #B3ABC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3abc4; }
.text { color: #b3abc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3abc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 171 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3abc4, #c0abc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3ABC4?: #B3ABC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ABC4?: The RGB value is 179, 171, 196: 179 red, 171 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ABC4?: The complementary color is #BCC4AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ABC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.