What color is #B4AFC8?

#B4AFC8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AFC8?

The RGB value is 180, 175, 200: 180 red, 175 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AFC8?

The complementary color is #C3C8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AFC8 color

#B4AFC8 rgb(180, 175, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4AFC8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 68.6% green and 78.4% blue (180, 175, 200).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#B4AFC8 color codes

HEX	`#B4AFC8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 175, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 68.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, 6.64, -12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 13.75, 298.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.576, 44.533, 60.88)`
Decimal	`11841480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AFC8, 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 #B4AFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #B4AFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4afc8; }
.text { color: #b4afc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4afc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 175 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4afc8, #c1afc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4AFC8?: #B4AFC8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AFC8?: The RGB value is 180, 175, 200: 180 red, 175 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AFC8?: The complementary color is #C3C8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.