What color is #B288B3?

#B288B3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B288B3?

The RGB value is 178, 136, 179: 178 red, 136 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B288B3?

The complementary color is #89B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B288B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B288B3 color

#B288B3 rgb(178, 136, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B288B3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 53.3% green and 70.2% blue (178, 136, 179).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#B288B3 color codes

HEX	`#B288B3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 136, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 53.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, 23.47, -16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 28.62, 325.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.3, 30.329, 46.634)`
Decimal	`11700403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B288B3, 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 #B288B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B288B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #B288B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b288b3; }
.text { color: #b288b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b288b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 136 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b288b3, #b3889f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B288B3?: #B288B3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B288B3?: The RGB value is 178, 136, 179: 178 red, 136 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B288B3?: The complementary color is #89B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B288B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.