#B2A5BD
Thistle · light cool purple
About #B2A5BD
#B2A5BD is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 65% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 11.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B0BDA5 (light sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #B2A5BD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #B2A5BD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B2A5BD?
#B2A5BD is a light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 65% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B2A5BD?
Use black text. Black on #B2A5BD has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2A5BD?
Its complementary colour is #B0BDA5, and analogous partners are #A6A5BD and #BDA5BC.