What color is #B0A3C0?

#B0A3C0 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 #B0A3C0?

The RGB value is 176, 163, 192: 176 red, 163 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0A3C0?

The complementary color is #B3C0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0A3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0A3C0 color

#B0A3C0 rgb(176, 163, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B0A3C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 63.9% green and 75.3% blue (176, 163, 192).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#B0A3C0 color codes

HEX	`#B0A3C0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 163, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 63.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.92, 10.27, -13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.92, 16.69, 307.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.514, 39.23, 55.297)`
Decimal	`11576256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0A3C0, 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 #B0A3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0A3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #B0A3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0a3c0; }
.text { color: #b0a3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0a3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 163 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0a3c0, #bfa3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0A3C0?: #B0A3C0 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 #B0A3C0?: The RGB value is 176, 163, 192: 176 red, 163 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0A3C0?: The complementary color is #B3C0A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0A3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.