What color is #B8AFCC?

#B8AFCC 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 #B8AFCC?

The RGB value is 184, 175, 204: 184 red, 175 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AFCC?

The complementary color is #C3CCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AFCC color

#B8AFCC rgb(184, 175, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8AFCC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.6% green and 80% blue (184, 175, 204).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#B8AFCC color codes

HEX	`#B8AFCC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 175, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.03, 8.8, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.03, 16.13, 303.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.994, 45.21, 63.418)`
Decimal	`12103628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AFCC, 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 #B8AFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #B8AFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8afcc; }
.text { color: #b8afcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8afcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 175 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8afcc, #c6afcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8AFCC?: #B8AFCC 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 #B8AFCC?: The RGB value is 184, 175, 204: 184 red, 175 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AFCC?: The complementary color is #C3CCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.