What color is #B5A4D0?

#B5A4D0 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 #B5A4D0?

The RGB value is 181, 164, 208: 181 red, 164 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A4D0?

The complementary color is #BFD0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A4D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A4D0 color

#B5A4D0 rgb(181, 164, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5A4D0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.3% green and 81.6% blue (181, 164, 208).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 32% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#B5A4D0 color codes

HEX	`#B5A4D0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 164, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 32%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 21%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 21%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, 14.72, -20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 24.94, 306.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.714, 40.929, 65.259)`
Decimal	`11904208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A4D0, 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 #B5A4D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A4D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #B5A4D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a4d0; }
.text { color: #b5a4d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a4d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 164 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a4d0, #cba4d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B5A4D0?: #B5A4D0 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 #B5A4D0?: The RGB value is 181, 164, 208: 181 red, 164 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A4D0?: The complementary color is #BFD0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A4D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.