What color is #B5AEC6?

#B5AEC6 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 #B5AEC6?

The RGB value is 181, 174, 198: 181 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AEC6?

The complementary color is #BFC6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AEC6 color

#B5AEC6 rgb(181, 174, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5AEC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (181, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#B5AEC6 color codes

HEX	`#B5AEC6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, 7.12, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 13.34, 302.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.383, 44.173, 59.603)`
Decimal	`11906758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AEC6, 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 #B5AEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #B5AEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5aec6; }
.text { color: #b5aec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5aec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5aec6, #c1aec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5AEC6?: #B5AEC6 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 #B5AEC6?: The RGB value is 181, 174, 198: 181 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AEC6?: The complementary color is #BFC6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.