What color is #B5ABCB?

#B5ABCB 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 #B5ABCB?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 203: 181 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ABCB?

The complementary color is #C1CBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ABCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ABCB color

#B5ABCB rgb(181, 171, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5ABCB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 79.6% blue (181, 171, 203).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 9.65:1).

#B5ABCB color codes

HEX	`#B5ABCB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, 9.79, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 17.87, 303.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.396, 43.261, 62.5)`
Decimal	`11905995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ABCB, 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 #B5ABCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ABCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #B5ABCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5abcb; }
.text { color: #b5abcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5abcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5abcb, #c5abcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5ABCB?: #B5ABCB 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 #B5ABCB?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 203: 181 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ABCB?: The complementary color is #C1CBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ABCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.