What color is #B7A9D1?

#B7A9D1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A9D1?

The RGB value is 183, 169, 209: 183 red, 169 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A9D1?

The complementary color is #C3D1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A9D1 color

#B7A9D1 rgb(183, 169, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B7A9D1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 66.3% green and 82% blue (183, 169, 209).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#B7A9D1 color codes

HEX	`#B7A9D1`
RGB	`rgb(183, 169, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 66.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, 12.81, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 22.46, 304.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.223, 43.047, 66.236)`
Decimal	`12036561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A9D1, 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 #B7A9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #B7A9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a9d1; }
.text { color: #b7a9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 169 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a9d1, #cba9d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7A9D1?: #B7A9D1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A9D1?: The RGB value is 183, 169, 209: 183 red, 169 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A9D1?: The complementary color is #C3D1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.