What color is #B090B7?

#B090B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B090B7?

The RGB value is 176, 144, 183: 176 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B090B7?

The complementary color is #97B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B090B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B090B7 color

#B090B7 rgb(176, 144, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B090B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.5% green and 71.8% blue (176, 144, 183).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#B090B7 color codes

HEX	`#B090B7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 144, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 19.07, -15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 24.76, 320.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.424, 32.596, 49.163)`
Decimal	`11571383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B090B7, 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 #B090B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B090B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #B090B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b090b7; }
.text { color: #b090b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b090b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 144 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b090b7, #b790aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B090B7?: #B090B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B090B7?: The RGB value is 176, 144, 183: 176 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B090B7?: The complementary color is #97B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B090B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.