What color is #B7AECC?

#B7AECC 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 #B7AECC?

The RGB value is 183, 174, 204: 183 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AECC?

The complementary color is #C3CCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AECC color

#B7AECC rgb(183, 174, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B7AECC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.2% green and 80% blue (183, 174, 204).

Its hue angle is 258°, 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#B7AECC color codes

HEX	`#B7AECC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 174, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, 9.01, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 16.68, 302.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.561, 44.699, 63.342)`
Decimal	`12037836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AECC, 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 #B7AECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #B7AECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7aecc; }
.text { color: #b7aecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7aecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 174 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7aecc, #c6aecc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7AECC?: #B7AECC 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 #B7AECC?: The RGB value is 183, 174, 204: 183 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AECC?: The complementary color is #C3CCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.