What color is #B8ADCF?

#B8ADCF 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 #B8ADCF?

The RGB value is 184, 173, 207: 184 red, 173 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8ADCF?

The complementary color is #C4CFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8ADCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8ADCF color

#B8ADCF rgb(184, 173, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8ADCF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.8% green and 81.2% blue (184, 173, 207).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#B8ADCF color codes

HEX	`#B8ADCF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 173, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, 10.52, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 18.97, 303.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.971, 44.582, 65.203)`
Decimal	`12103119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8ADCF, 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 #B8ADCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8ADCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #B8ADCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8adcf; }
.text { color: #b8adcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8adcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 173 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8adcf, #c9adcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8ADCF?: #B8ADCF 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 #B8ADCF?: The RGB value is 184, 173, 207: 184 red, 173 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8ADCF?: The complementary color is #C4CFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8ADCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.