What color is #B280AC?

#B280AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B280AC?

The RGB value is 178, 128, 172: 178 red, 128 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B280AC?

The complementary color is #80B286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B280AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B280AC color

#B280AC rgb(178, 128, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B280AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 50.2% green and 67.5% blue (178, 128, 172).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#B280AC color codes

HEX	`#B280AC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 128, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 50.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 26.63, -15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 30.89, 329.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.525, 27.883, 42.638)`
Decimal	`11698348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B280AC, 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 #B280AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B280AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #B280AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b280ac; }
.text { color: #b280ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b280ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 128 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b280ac, #b28093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B280AC?: #B280AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B280AC?: The RGB value is 178, 128, 172: 178 red, 128 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B280AC?: The complementary color is #80B286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B280AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.