What color is #B0A3BD?

#B0A3BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0A3BD?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 189: 176 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A3BD?

The complementary color is #B0BDA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A3BD color

#B0A3BD rgb(176, 163, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B0A3BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 74.1% blue (176, 163, 189).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#B0A3BD color codes

HEX	`#B0A3BD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, 9.66, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 15.12, 309.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.185, 39.099, 53.564)`
Decimal	`11576253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A3BD, 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 #B0A3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #B0A3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a3bd; }
.text { color: #b0a3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a3bd, #bda3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A3BD?: #B0A3BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0A3BD?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 189: 176 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A3BD?: The complementary color is #B0BDA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.