What color is #B6ACCC?

#B6ACCC 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 #B6ACCC?

The RGB value is 182, 172, 204: 182 red, 172 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6ACCC?

The complementary color is #C2CCAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6ACCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6ACCC color

#B6ACCC rgb(182, 172, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B6ACCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.5% green and 80% blue (182, 172, 204).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#B6ACCC color codes

HEX	`#B6ACCC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 172, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.1, 9.78, -14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.1, 17.86, 303.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.941, 43.81, 63.204)`
Decimal	`11971788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6ACCC, 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 #B6ACCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6ACCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #B6ACCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6accc; }
.text { color: #b6accc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6accc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 172 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6accc, #c6accc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B6ACCC?: #B6ACCC 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 #B6ACCC?: The RGB value is 182, 172, 204: 182 red, 172 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6ACCC?: The complementary color is #C2CCAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6ACCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.