What color is #B084AA?

#B084AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B084AA?

The RGB value is 176, 132, 170: 176 red, 132 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B084AA?

The complementary color is #84B08A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B084AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B084AA color

#B084AA rgb(176, 132, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B084AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 51.8% green and 66.7% blue (176, 132, 170).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#B084AA color codes

HEX	`#B084AA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 132, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 51.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, 23.31, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 26.95, 329.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.411, 28.636, 41.79)`
Decimal	`11568298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B084AA, 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 #B084AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B084AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #B084AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b084aa; }
.text { color: #b084aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b084aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 132 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b084aa, #b08494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B084AA?: #B084AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B084AA?: The RGB value is 176, 132, 170: 176 red, 132 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B084AA?: The complementary color is #84B08A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B084AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.