What color is #B6AFC8?

#B6AFC8 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 #B6AFC8?

The RGB value is 182, 175, 200: 182 red, 175 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6AFC8?

The complementary color is #C1C8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6AFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6AFC8 color

#B6AFC8 rgb(182, 175, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B6AFC8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 68.6% green and 78.4% blue (182, 175, 200).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#B6AFC8 color codes

HEX	`#B6AFC8`
RGB	`rgb(182, 175, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 68.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.74, 7.31, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.74, 13.86, 301.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.045, 44.775, 60.902)`
Decimal	`11972552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6AFC8, 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 #B6AFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6AFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #B6AFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6afc8; }
.text { color: #b6afc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6afc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 175 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6afc8, #c3afc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B6AFC8?: #B6AFC8 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 #B6AFC8?: The RGB value is 182, 175, 200: 182 red, 175 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6AFC8?: The complementary color is #C1C8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6AFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.