What color is #B5A7CC?

#B5A7CC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A7CC?

The RGB value is 181, 167, 204: 181 red, 167 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A7CC?

The complementary color is #BECCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A7CC color

#B5A7CC rgb(181, 167, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5A7CC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 65.5% green and 80% blue (181, 167, 204).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#B5A7CC color codes

HEX	`#B5A7CC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 167, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 65.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, 12.21, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 20.92, 305.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.772, 41.821, 62.881)`
Decimal	`11904972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A7CC, 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 #B5A7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #B5A7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a7cc; }
.text { color: #b5a7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 167 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a7cc, #c8a7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5A7CC?: #B5A7CC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A7CC?: The RGB value is 181, 167, 204: 181 red, 167 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A7CC?: The complementary color is #BECCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.