What color is #B288BA?

#B288BA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B288BA?

The RGB value is 178, 136, 186: 178 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B288BA?

The complementary color is #90BA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B288BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B288BA color

#B288BA rgb(178, 136, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B288BA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 53.3% green and 72.9% blue (178, 136, 186).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#B288BA color codes

HEX	`#B288BA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 136, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 53.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 24.85, -19.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 31.88, 321.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.026, 30.619, 50.457)`
Decimal	`11700410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B288BA, 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 #B288BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B288BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #B288BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b288ba; }
.text { color: #b288ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b288ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 136 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b288ba, #ba88a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B288BA?: #B288BA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B288BA?: The RGB value is 178, 136, 186: 178 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B288BA?: The complementary color is #90BA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B288BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.