What color is #B3AED9?

#B3AED9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3AED9?

The RGB value is 179, 174, 217: 179 red, 174 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3AED9?

The complementary color is #D4D9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3AED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3AED9 color

#B3AED9 rgb(179, 174, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3AED9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 68.2% green and 85.1% blue (179, 174, 217).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#B3AED9 color codes

HEX	`#B3AED9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 174, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 68.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 10.5, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 23.49, 296.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.248, 44.865, 71.855)`
Decimal	`11775705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3AED9, 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 #B3AED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3AED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #B3AED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3aed9; }
.text { color: #b3aed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3aed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 174 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3aed9, #c9aed9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3AED9?: #B3AED9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3AED9?: The RGB value is 179, 174, 217: 179 red, 174 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3AED9?: The complementary color is #D4D9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3AED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.