What color is #B9ABCA?

#B9ABCA 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 #B9ABCA?

The RGB value is 185, 171, 202: 185 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9ABCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #B9ABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9ABCA color

#B9ABCA rgb(185, 171, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9ABCA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (185, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#B9ABCA color codes

HEX	`#B9ABCA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, 10.92, -13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 17.69, 308.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.229, 43.704, 61.919)`
Decimal	`12168138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9ABCA, 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 #B9ABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9ABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #B9ABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9abca; }
.text { color: #b9abca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9abca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9abca, #c9abca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9ABCA?: #B9ABCA 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 #B9ABCA?: The RGB value is 185, 171, 202: 185 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9ABCA?: The complementary color is #BCCAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9ABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.