What color is #B3ACC8?

#B3ACC8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ACC8?

The RGB value is 179, 172, 200: 179 red, 172 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ACC8?

The complementary color is #C1C8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ACC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ACC8 color

#B3ACC8 rgb(179, 172, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3ACC8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.5% green and 78.4% blue (179, 172, 200).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#B3ACC8 color codes

HEX	`#B3ACC8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 172, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, 7.96, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 15.52, 300.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.766, 43.259, 60.676)`
Decimal	`11775176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ACC8, 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 #B3ACC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ACC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #B3ACC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3acc8; }
.text { color: #b3acc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3acc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 172 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3acc8, #c1acc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3ACC8?: #B3ACC8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ACC8?: The RGB value is 179, 172, 200: 179 red, 172 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ACC8?: The complementary color is #C1C8AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ACC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.