What color is #B5A5C1?

#B5A5C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A5C1?

The RGB value is 181, 165, 193: 181 red, 165 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A5C1?

The complementary color is #B1C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A5C1 color

#B5A5C1 rgb(181, 165, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5A5C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 64.7% green and 75.7% blue (181, 165, 193).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#B5A5C1 color codes

HEX	`#B5A5C1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 165, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 64.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, 11.06, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 16.48, 312.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.135, 40.585, 56.056)`
Decimal	`11904449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A5C1, 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 #B5A5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #B5A5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a5c1; }
.text { color: #b5a5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 165 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a5c1, #c1a5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5A5C1?: #B5A5C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A5C1?: The RGB value is 181, 165, 193: 181 red, 165 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A5C1?: The complementary color is #B1C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.