What color is #B4AACA?

#B4AACA 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 #B4AACA?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 202: 180 red, 170 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AACA?

The complementary color is #C0CAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AACA color

#B4AACA rgb(180, 170, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4AACA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 79.2% blue (180, 170, 202).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#B4AACA color codes

HEX	`#B4AACA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.36, 9.8, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.36, 17.89, 303.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.856, 42.717, 61.8)`
Decimal	`11840202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AACA, 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 #B4AACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	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 #B4AACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aaca; }
.text { color: #b4aaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aaca, #c4aaca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4AACA?: #B4AACA 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 #B4AACA?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 202: 180 red, 170 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AACA?: The complementary color is #C0CAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.