What color is #B5A1F2?

#B5A1F2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A1F2?

The RGB value is 181, 161, 242: 181 red, 161 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A1F2?

The complementary color is #DEF2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A1F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A1F2 color

#B5A1F2 rgb(181, 161, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5A1F2 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.1% green and 94.9% blue (181, 161, 242).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 76% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#B5A1F2 color codes

HEX	`#B5A1F2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 161, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.1%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 76%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 33%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 33%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, 24.06, -37.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 44.91, 302.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.824, 41.724, 89.521)`
Decimal	`11903474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A1F2, 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 #B5A1F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A1F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #B5A1F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a1f2; }
.text { color: #b5a1f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a1f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 161 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a1f2, #dda1f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B5A1F2?: #B5A1F2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A1F2?: The RGB value is 181, 161, 242: 181 red, 161 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A1F2?: The complementary color is #DEF2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A1F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.