What color is #B6ADC6?

#B6ADC6 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 #B6ADC6?

The RGB value is 182, 173, 198: 182 red, 173 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6ADC6?

The complementary color is #BDC6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6ADC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6ADC6 color

#B6ADC6 rgb(182, 173, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B6ADC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 67.8% green and 77.6% blue (182, 173, 198).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#B6ADC6 color codes

HEX	`#B6ADC6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 173, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 67.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 8, -11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 14.05, 304.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.426, 43.909, 59.55)`
Decimal	`11972038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6ADC6, 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 #B6ADC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6ADC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #B6ADC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6adc6; }
.text { color: #b6adc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6adc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 173 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6adc6, #c3adc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B6ADC6?: #B6ADC6 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 #B6ADC6?: The RGB value is 182, 173, 198: 182 red, 173 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6ADC6?: The complementary color is #BDC6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6ADC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.