What color is #B080A7?

#B080A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B080A7?

The RGB value is 176, 128, 167: 176 red, 128 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B080A7?

The complementary color is #80B089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B080A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B080A7 color

#B080A7 rgb(176, 128, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B080A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 50.2% green and 65.5% blue (176, 128, 167).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#B080A7 color codes

HEX	`#B080A7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 128, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 50.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 25, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 28.37, 331.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.598, 27.46, 40.135)`
Decimal	`11567271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B080A7, 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 #B080A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B080A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B080A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b080a7; }
.text { color: #b080a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b080a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 128 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b080a7, #b0808f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B080A7?: #B080A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B080A7?: The RGB value is 176, 128, 167: 176 red, 128 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B080A7?: The complementary color is #80B089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B080A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.