What color is #B6B1CF?

#B6B1CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6B1CF?

The RGB value is 182, 177, 207: 182 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6B1CF?

The complementary color is #CACFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6B1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6B1CF color

#B6B1CF rgb(182, 177, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6B1CF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 69.4% green and 81.2% blue (182, 177, 207).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#B6B1CF color codes

HEX	`#B6B1CF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 177, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 69.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.48, 7.66, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.48, 16.41, 297.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.274, 45.894, 65.44)`
Decimal	`11973071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6B1CF, 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 #B6B1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6B1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #B6B1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6b1cf; }
.text { color: #b6b1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6b1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 177 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6b1cf, #c5b1cf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6B1CF?: #B6B1CF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6B1CF?: The RGB value is 182, 177, 207: 182 red, 177 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6B1CF?: The complementary color is #CACFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6B1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.