What color is #B9ADCE?

#B9ADCE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9ADCE?

The RGB value is 185, 173, 206: 185 red, 173 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9ADCE?

The complementary color is #C2CEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9ADCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9ADCE color

#B9ADCE rgb(185, 173, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9ADCE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 67.8% green and 80.8% blue (185, 173, 206).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#B9ADCE color codes

HEX	`#B9ADCE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 173, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 67.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, 10.64, -15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 18.52, 305.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.09, 44.658, 64.572)`
Decimal	`12168654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9ADCE, 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 #B9ADCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9ADCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #B9ADCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9adce; }
.text { color: #b9adce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9adce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 173 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9adce, #c9adce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9ADCE?: #B9ADCE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9ADCE?: The RGB value is 185, 173, 206: 185 red, 173 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9ADCE?: The complementary color is #C2CEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9ADCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.