What color is #B5AFE6?

#B5AFE6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5AFE6?

The RGB value is 181, 175, 230: 181 red, 175 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5AFE6?

The complementary color is #E0E6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5AFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5AFE6 color

#B5AFE6 rgb(181, 175, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B5AFE6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 68.6% green and 90.2% blue (181, 175, 230).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 52% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#B5AFE6 color codes

HEX	`#B5AFE6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 175, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 68.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 52%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, 13.48, -26.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 29.97, 296.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.666, 46.196, 81.2)`
Decimal	`11907046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5AFE6, 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 #B5AFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5AFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #B5AFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5afe6; }
.text { color: #b5afe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5afe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 175 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5afe6, #d1afe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #B5AFE6?: #B5AFE6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5AFE6?: The RGB value is 181, 175, 230: 181 red, 175 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5AFE6?: The complementary color is #E0E6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5AFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.