What color is #B381AE?

#B381AE 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 #B381AE?

The RGB value is 179, 129, 174: 179 red, 129 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B381AE?

The complementary color is #81B386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B381AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B381AE color

#B381AE rgb(179, 129, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B381AE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 50.6% green and 68.2% blue (179, 129, 174).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#B381AE color codes

HEX	`#B381AE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 129, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 50.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 26.78, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 31.28, 328.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.08, 28.341, 43.711)`
Decimal	`11764142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B381AE, 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 #B381AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B381AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #B381AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b381ae; }
.text { color: #b381ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b381ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 129 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b381ae, #b38195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B381AE?: #B381AE 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 #B381AE?: The RGB value is 179, 129, 174: 179 red, 129 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B381AE?: The complementary color is #81B386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B381AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.