What color is #B27FAE?

#B27FAE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27FAE?

The RGB value is 178, 127, 174: 178 red, 127 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27FAE?

The complementary color is #7FB283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27FAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27FAE color

#B27FAE rgb(178, 127, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B27FAE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 49.8% green and 68.2% blue (178, 127, 174).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#B27FAE color codes

HEX	`#B27FAE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 127, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 49.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 27.56, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 32.41, 328.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.589, 27.701, 43.614)`
Decimal	`11698094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27FAE, 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 #B27FAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27FAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #B27FAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27fae; }
.text { color: #b27fae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27fae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 127 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27fae, #b27f94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B27FAE?: #B27FAE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27FAE?: The RGB value is 178, 127, 174: 178 red, 127 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27FAE?: The complementary color is #7FB283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27FAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.