What color is #B7BAD2?

#B7BAD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BAD2?

The RGB value is 183, 186, 210: 183 red, 186 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BAD2?

The complementary color is #D2CFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BAD2 color

#B7BAD2 rgb(183, 186, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7BAD2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 72.9% green and 82.4% blue (183, 186, 210).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#B7BAD2 color codes

HEX	`#B7BAD2`
RGB	`rgb(183, 186, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 72.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, 3.73, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 12.94, 286.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.718, 49.838, 68.013)`
Decimal	`12040914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BAD2, 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 #B7BAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #B7BAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bad2; }
.text { color: #b7bad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 186 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bad2, #c2b7d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B7BAD2?: #B7BAD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BAD2?: The RGB value is 183, 186, 210: 183 red, 186 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BAD2?: The complementary color is #D2CFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.