What color is #B5AFD7?

#B5AFD7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFD7?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 215: 181 red, 175 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFD7?

The complementary color is #D1D7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFD7 color

#B5AFD7 rgb(181, 175, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5AFD7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 84.3% blue (181, 175, 215).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 33% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#B5AFD7 color codes

HEX	`#B5AFD7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 33%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, 10.14, -19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 21.88, 297.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.649, 45.39, 70.58)`
Decimal	`11907031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFD7, 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 #B5AFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #B5AFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afd7; }
.text { color: #b5afd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afd7, #c9afd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5AFD7?: #B5AFD7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFD7?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 215: 181 red, 175 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFD7?: The complementary color is #D1D7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.