What color is #B8B2CA?

#B8B2CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8B2CA?

The RGB value is 184, 178, 202: 184 red, 178 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8B2CA?

The complementary color is #C4CAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8B2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8B2CA color

#B8B2CA rgb(184, 178, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8B2CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 69.8% green and 79.2% blue (184, 178, 202).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#B8B2CA color codes

HEX	`#B8B2CA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 178, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 69.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.74, 6.75, -11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.74, 13.22, 300.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.346, 46.295, 62.36)`
Decimal	`12104394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8B2CA, 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 #B8B2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8B2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #B8B2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8b2ca; }
.text { color: #b8b2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8b2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 178 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8b2ca, #c4b2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8B2CA?: #B8B2CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8B2CA?: The RGB value is 184, 178, 202: 184 red, 178 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8B2CA?: The complementary color is #C4CAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8B2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.