What color is #B5ABD5?

#B5ABD5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5ABD5?

The RGB value is 181, 171, 213: 181 red, 171 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ABD5?

The complementary color is #CBD5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ABD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ABD5 color

#B5ABD5 rgb(181, 171, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5ABD5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.1% green and 83.5% blue (181, 171, 213).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 33% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B5ABD5 color codes

HEX	`#B5ABD5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 171, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 33%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 11.92, -19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 23.23, 300.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.627, 43.753, 68.979)`
Decimal	`11906005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ABD5, 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 #B5ABD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ABD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B5ABD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5abd5; }
.text { color: #b5abd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5abd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 171 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5abd5, #caabd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5ABD5?: #B5ABD5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5ABD5?: The RGB value is 181, 171, 213: 181 red, 171 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ABD5?: The complementary color is #CBD5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ABD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.