What color is #B5ADDF?

#B5ADDF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5ADDF?

The RGB value is 181, 173, 223: 181 red, 173 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5ADDF?

The complementary color is #D7DFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5ADDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5ADDF color

#B5ADDF rgb(181, 173, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5ADDF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 67.8% green and 87.5% blue (181, 173, 223).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 44% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#B5ADDF color codes

HEX	`#B5ADDF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 173, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 67.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 44%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, 13.01, -24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 27.39, 298.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.316, 45.038, 75.998)`
Decimal	`11906527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5ADDF, 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 #B5ADDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5ADDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #B5ADDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5addf; }
.text { color: #b5addf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5addf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 173 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5addf, #ceaddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5ADDF?: #B5ADDF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5ADDF?: The RGB value is 181, 173, 223: 181 red, 173 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5ADDF?: The complementary color is #D7DFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5ADDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.