What color is #B7AFE5?

#B7AFE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AFE5?

The RGB value is 183, 175, 229: 183 red, 175 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AFE5?

The complementary color is #DDE5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AFE5 color

#B7AFE5 rgb(183, 175, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7AFE5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 68.6% green and 89.8% blue (183, 175, 229).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Purple Illusion (#B8B8F8), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B7AFE5 color codes

HEX	`#B7AFE5`
RGB	`rgb(183, 175, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 68.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, 13.87, -26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 29.48, 298.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.998, 46.384, 80.485)`
Decimal	`12038117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AFE5, 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 #B7AFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B7AFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7afe5; }
.text { color: #b7afe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7afe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 175 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7afe5, #d2afe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #B7AFE5?: #B7AFE5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Purple Illusion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AFE5?: The RGB value is 183, 175, 229: 183 red, 175 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AFE5?: The complementary color is #DDE5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.