What color is #B8B0C8?

#B8B0C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B0C8?

The RGB value is 184, 176, 200: 184 red, 176 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B0C8?

The complementary color is #C0C8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B0C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B0C8 color

#B8B0C8 rgb(184, 176, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8B0C8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69% green and 78.4% blue (184, 176, 200).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#B8B0C8 color codes

HEX	`#B8B0C8`
RGB	`rgb(184, 176, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.16, 7.44, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.16, 13.39, 303.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.716, 45.411, 60.989)`
Decimal	`12103880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B0C8, 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 #B8B0C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B0C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #B8B0C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b0c8; }
.text { color: #b8b0c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b0c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 176 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b0c8, #c4b0c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8B0C8?: #B8B0C8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B0C8?: The RGB value is 184, 176, 200: 184 red, 176 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B0C8?: The complementary color is #C0C8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B0C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.