What color is #B283AA?

#B283AA 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 #B283AA?

The RGB value is 178, 131, 170: 178 red, 131 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B283AA?

The complementary color is #83B28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B283AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B283AA color

#B283AA rgb(178, 131, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B283AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 51.4% green and 66.7% blue (178, 131, 170).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#B283AA color codes

HEX	`#B283AA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 131, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 51.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.43, 24.57, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.43, 28.06, 331.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.732, 28.601, 41.766)`
Decimal	`11699114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B283AA, 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 #B283AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B283AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #B283AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b283aa; }
.text { color: #b283aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b283aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 131 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b283aa, #b28392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B283AA?: #B283AA 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 #B283AA?: The RGB value is 178, 131, 170: 178 red, 131 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B283AA?: The complementary color is #83B28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B283AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.