What color is #B5ABCA?

#B5ABCA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5ABCA?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 202: 181 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ABCA?

The complementary color is #C0CAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ABCA color

#B5ABCA rgb(181, 171, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5ABCA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (181, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#B5ABCA color codes

HEX	`#B5ABCA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.7, 9.58, -14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.7, 17.34, 303.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.278, 43.214, 61.874)`
Decimal	`11905994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ABCA, 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 #B5ABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #B5ABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5abca; }
.text { color: #b5abca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5abca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5abca, #c4abca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5ABCA?: #B5ABCA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5ABCA?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 202: 181 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ABCA?: The complementary color is #C0CAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.