What color is #B5AFDB?

#B5AFDB 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 #B5AFDB?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 219: 181 red, 175 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFDB?

The complementary color is #D5DBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFDB color

#B5AFDB rgb(181, 175, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5AFDB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 85.9% blue (181, 175, 219).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#B5AFDB color codes

HEX	`#B5AFDB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.28, 11.02, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.28, 24.04, 297.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.169, 45.598, 73.32)`
Decimal	`11907035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFDB, 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 #B5AFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #B5AFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afdb; }
.text { color: #b5afdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afdb, #cbafdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B5AFDB?: #B5AFDB 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 #B5AFDB?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 219: 181 red, 175 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFDB?: The complementary color is #D5DBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.