What color is #B3ADC9?

#B3ADC9 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 #B3ADC9?

The RGB value is 179, 173, 201: 179 red, 173 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3ADC9?

The complementary color is #C3C9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ADC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ADC9 color

#B3ADC9 rgb(179, 173, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3ADC9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.8% green and 78.8% blue (179, 173, 201).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B3ADC9 color codes

HEX	`#B3ADC9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 173, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 67.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.02, 7.61, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.02, 15.45, 299.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.074, 43.688, 61.358)`
Decimal	`11775433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ADC9, 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 #B3ADC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ADC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B3ADC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3adc9; }
.text { color: #b3adc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3adc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 173 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3adc9, #c1adc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3ADC9?: #B3ADC9 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 #B3ADC9?: The RGB value is 179, 173, 201: 179 red, 173 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ADC9?: The complementary color is #C3C9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ADC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.