What color is #B6ACD9?

#B6ACD9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6ACD9?

The RGB value is 182, 172, 217: 182 red, 172 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6ACD9?

The complementary color is #CFD9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6ACD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6ACD9 color

#B6ACD9 rgb(182, 172, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6ACD9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.5% green and 85.1% blue (182, 172, 217).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#B6ACD9 color codes

HEX	`#B6ACD9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 172, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 21%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.53, 12.55, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.53, 24.81, 300.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.566, 44.46, 71.761)`
Decimal	`11971801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6ACD9, 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 #B6ACD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6ACD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #B6ACD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6acd9; }
.text { color: #b6acd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6acd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 172 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6acd9, #cdacd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B6ACD9?: #B6ACD9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6ACD9?: The RGB value is 182, 172, 217: 182 red, 172 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6ACD9?: The complementary color is #CFD9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6ACD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.