What color is #B4A9CB?

#B4A9CB 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 #B4A9CB?

The RGB value is 180, 169, 203: 180 red, 169 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A9CB?

The complementary color is #C0CBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A9CB color

#B4A9CB rgb(180, 169, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4A9CB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.3% green and 79.6% blue (180, 169, 203).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#B4A9CB color codes

HEX	`#B4A9CB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 169, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, 10.56, -15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 19.05, 303.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.788, 42.391, 62.364)`
Decimal	`11839947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A9CB, 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 #B4A9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #B4A9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a9cb; }
.text { color: #b4a9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 169 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a9cb, #c5a9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4A9CB?: #B4A9CB 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 #B4A9CB?: The RGB value is 180, 169, 203: 180 red, 169 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A9CB?: The complementary color is #C0CBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.