What color is #B8ACC7?

#B8ACC7 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 #B8ACC7?

The RGB value is 184, 172, 199: 184 red, 172 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8ACC7?

The complementary color is #BBC7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8ACC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8ACC7 color

#B8ACC7 rgb(184, 172, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8ACC7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.5% green and 78% blue (184, 172, 199).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#B8ACC7 color codes

HEX	`#B8ACC7`
RGB	`rgb(184, 172, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, 9.42, -12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 15.39, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.827, 43.819, 60.118)`
Decimal	`12102855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8ACC7, 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 #B8ACC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8ACC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #B8ACC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8acc7; }
.text { color: #b8acc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8acc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 172 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8acc7, #c5acc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8ACC7?: #B8ACC7 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 #B8ACC7?: The RGB value is 184, 172, 199: 184 red, 172 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8ACC7?: The complementary color is #BBC7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8ACC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.