What color is #B285A8?

#B285A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B285A8?

The RGB value is 178, 133, 168: 178 red, 133 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B285A8?

The complementary color is #85B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B285A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B285A8 color

#B285A8 rgb(178, 133, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B285A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.2% green and 65.9% blue (178, 133, 168).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#B285A8 color codes

HEX	`#B285A8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 133, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, 23.08, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 25.91, 332.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.815, 29.068, 40.868)`
Decimal	`11699624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B285A8, 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 #B285A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B285A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #B285A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b285a8; }
.text { color: #b285a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b285a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 133 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b285a8, #b28592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B285A8?: #B285A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B285A8?: The RGB value is 178, 133, 168: 178 red, 133 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B285A8?: The complementary color is #85B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B285A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.