What color is #B295BF?

#B295BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B295BF?

The RGB value is 178, 149, 191: 178 red, 149 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B295BF?

The complementary color is #A2BF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B295BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B295BF color

#B295BF rgb(178, 149, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B295BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.4% green and 74.9% blue (178, 149, 191).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#B295BF color codes

HEX	`#B295BF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 149, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 18.55, -17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 25.64, 316.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.51, 34.722, 53.953)`
Decimal	`11703743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B295BF, 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 #B295BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B295BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #B295BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b295bf; }
.text { color: #b295bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b295bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 149 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b295bf, #bf95b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B295BF?: #B295BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B295BF?: The RGB value is 178, 149, 191: 178 red, 149 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B295BF?: The complementary color is #A2BF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B295BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.