What color is #B5ACDA?

#B5ACDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5ACDA?

The RGB value is 181, 172, 218: 181 red, 172 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ACDA?

The complementary color is #D1DAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ACDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ACDA color

#B5ACDA rgb(181, 172, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5ACDA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.5% green and 85.5% blue (181, 172, 218).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#B5ACDA color codes

HEX	`#B5ACDA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 172, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, 12.45, -22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 25.3, 299.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.461, 44.39, 72.437)`
Decimal	`11906266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ACDA, 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 #B5ACDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ACDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #B5ACDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5acda; }
.text { color: #b5acda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5acda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 172 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5acda, #ccacda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5ACDA?: #B5ACDA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5ACDA?: The RGB value is 181, 172, 218: 181 red, 172 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ACDA?: The complementary color is #D1DAAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ACDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.