What color is #B7ACCB?

#B7ACCB 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 #B7ACCB?

The RGB value is 183, 172, 203: 183 red, 172 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ACCB?

The complementary color is #C0CBAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ACCB?

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.

#B7ACCB color

#B7ACCB rgb(183, 172, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B7ACCB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.5% green and 79.6% blue (183, 172, 203).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B7ACCB color codes

HEX	`#B7ACCB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 172, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, 9.91, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 17.4, 304.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.058, 43.884, 62.585)`
Decimal	`12037323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ACCB, 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 #B7ACCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ACCB 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 #B7ACCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7accb; }
.text { color: #b7accb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7accb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 172 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7accb, #c6accb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7ACCB?: #B7ACCB 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 #B7ACCB?: The RGB value is 183, 172, 203: 183 red, 172 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ACCB?: The complementary color is #C0CBAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ACCB?: 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.