What color is #B4ADCD?

#B4ADCD 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 #B4ADCD?

The RGB value is 180, 173, 205: 180 red, 173 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4ADCD?

The complementary color is #C6CDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4ADCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4ADCD color

#B4ADCD rgb(180, 173, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4ADCD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.8% green and 80.4% blue (180, 173, 205).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#B4ADCD color codes

HEX	`#B4ADCD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 173, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 67.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.23, 8.78, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.23, 17.65, 299.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.783, 43.998, 63.879)`
Decimal	`11840973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4ADCD, 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 #B4ADCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4ADCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #B4ADCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4adcd; }
.text { color: #b4adcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4adcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 173 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4adcd, #c4adcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4ADCD?: #B4ADCD 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 #B4ADCD?: The RGB value is 180, 173, 205: 180 red, 173 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4ADCD?: The complementary color is #C6CDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4ADCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.