What color is #B8AACC?

#B8AACC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AACC?

The RGB value is 184, 170, 204: 184 red, 170 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AACC?

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

Is black or white text better on #B8AACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AACC color

#B8AACC rgb(184, 170, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8AACC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 66.7% green and 80% blue (184, 170, 204).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% 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 9.66:1).

#B8AACC color codes

HEX	`#B8AACC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 170, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 66.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.76, 11.54, -15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.76, 19.28, 306.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.039, 43.299, 63.1)`
Decimal	`12102348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AACC, 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 #B8AACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #B8AACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aacc; }
.text { color: #b8aacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 170 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aacc, #c9aacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8AACC?: #B8AACC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AACC?: The RGB value is 184, 170, 204: 184 red, 170 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AACC?: The complementary color is #BECCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.