What color is #B8AFC9?

#B8AFC9 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 #B8AFC9?

The RGB value is 184, 175, 201: 184 red, 175 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AFC9?

The complementary color is #C0C9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AFC9 color

#B8AFC9 rgb(184, 175, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8AFC9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.6% green and 78.8% blue (184, 175, 201).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#B8AFC9 color codes

HEX	`#B8AFC9`
RGB	`rgb(184, 175, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, 8.18, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 14.54, 304.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.638, 45.067, 61.542)`
Decimal	`12103625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AFC9, 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 #B8AFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #B8AFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8afc9; }
.text { color: #b8afc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8afc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 175 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8afc9, #c5afc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8AFC9?: #B8AFC9 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 #B8AFC9?: The RGB value is 184, 175, 201: 184 red, 175 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AFC9?: The complementary color is #C0C9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.