What color is #B6AED4?

#B6AED4 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 #B6AED4?

The RGB value is 182, 174, 212: 182 red, 174 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AED4?

The complementary color is #CCD4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AED4 color

#B6AED4 rgb(182, 174, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6AED4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.2% green and 83.1% blue (182, 174, 212).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#B6AED4 color codes

HEX	`#B6AED4`
RGB	`rgb(182, 174, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, 10.37, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 20.91, 299.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.309, 44.97, 68.515)`
Decimal	`11972308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AED4, 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 #B6AED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #B6AED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6aed4; }
.text { color: #b6aed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6aed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 174 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6aed4, #c9aed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B6AED4?: #B6AED4 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 #B6AED4?: The RGB value is 182, 174, 212: 182 red, 174 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AED4?: The complementary color is #CCD4AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.