What color is #B385B2?

#B385B2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B385B2?

The RGB value is 179, 133, 178: 179 red, 133 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B385B2?

The complementary color is #85B386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B385B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B385B2 color

#B385B2 rgb(179, 133, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B385B2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.2% green and 69.8% blue (179, 133, 178).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% 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 6.91:1).

#B385B2 color codes

HEX	`#B385B2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 133, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, 25.3, -16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 30.37, 326.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.013, 29.574, 45.975)`
Decimal	`11765170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B385B2, 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 #B385B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B385B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #B385B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b385b2; }
.text { color: #b385b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b385b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 133 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b385b2, #b3859b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B385B2?: #B385B2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B385B2?: The RGB value is 179, 133, 178: 179 red, 133 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B385B2?: The complementary color is #85B386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B385B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.