What color is #B3B1CF?

#B3B1CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B1CF?

The RGB value is 179, 177, 207: 179 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B1CF?

The complementary color is #CDCFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B1CF color

#B3B1CF rgb(179, 177, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3B1CF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.4% green and 81.2% blue (179, 177, 207).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#B3B1CF color codes

HEX	`#B3B1CF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 177, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 69.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, 6.68, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 16.32, 294.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.573, 45.533, 65.407)`
Decimal	`11776463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B1CF, 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 #B3B1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #B3B1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b1cf; }
.text { color: #b3b1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 177 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b1cf, #c2b1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3B1CF?: #B3B1CF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B1CF?: The RGB value is 179, 177, 207: 179 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B1CF?: The complementary color is #CDCFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.