What color is #B5A2CA?

#B5A2CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A2CA?

The RGB value is 181, 162, 202: 181 red, 162 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A2CA?

The complementary color is #B7CAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A2CA color

#B5A2CA rgb(181, 162, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5A2CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.5% green and 79.2% blue (181, 162, 202).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 27% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B5A2CA color codes

HEX	`#B5A2CA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 162, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 27%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 20%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, 14.56, -17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 23.07, 309.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.635, 39.929, 61.327)`
Decimal	`11903690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A2CA, 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 #B5A2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B5A2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a2ca; }
.text { color: #b5a2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 162 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a2ca, #c9a2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B5A2CA?: #B5A2CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A2CA?: The RGB value is 181, 162, 202: 181 red, 162 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A2CA?: The complementary color is #B7CAA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.