What color is #B8ACCD?

#B8ACCD 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 #B8ACCD?

The RGB value is 184, 172, 205: 184 red, 172 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8ACCD?

The complementary color is #C1CDAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8ACCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8ACCD color

#B8ACCD rgb(184, 172, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8ACCD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.5% green and 80.4% blue (184, 172, 205).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#B8ACCD color codes

HEX	`#B8ACCD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 172, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 10.65, -15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 18.54, 305.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.537, 44.103, 63.86)`
Decimal	`12102861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8ACCD, 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 #B8ACCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8ACCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #B8ACCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8accd; }
.text { color: #b8accd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8accd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 172 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8accd, #c8accd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8ACCD?: #B8ACCD 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 #B8ACCD?: The RGB value is 184, 172, 205: 184 red, 172 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8ACCD?: The complementary color is #C1CDAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8ACCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.