What color is #B5AFC3?

#B5AFC3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFC3?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 195: 181 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFC3?

The complementary color is #BDC3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFC3 color

#B5AFC3 rgb(181, 175, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5AFC3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 76.5% blue (181, 175, 195).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B5AFC3 color codes

HEX	`#B5AFC3`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, 5.96, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 11.13, 302.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.235, 44.424, 57.863)`
Decimal	`11907011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFC3, 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 #B5AFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #B5AFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afc3; }
.text { color: #b5afc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afc3, #bfafc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5AFC3?: #B5AFC3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFC3?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 195: 181 red, 175 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFC3?: The complementary color is #BDC3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.