What color is #B387B3?

#B387B3 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 #B387B3?

The RGB value is 179, 135, 179: 179 red, 135 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B387B3?

The complementary color is #87B387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B387B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B387B3 color

#B387B3 rgb(179, 135, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B387B3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.9% green and 70.2% blue (179, 135, 179).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#B387B3 color codes

HEX	`#B387B3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 135, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, 24.37, -16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 29.48, 325.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.39, 30.167, 46.598)`
Decimal	`11765683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B387B3, 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 #B387B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B387B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #B387B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b387b3; }
.text { color: #b387b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b387b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 135 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b387b3, #b3879d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B387B3?: #B387B3 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 #B387B3?: The RGB value is 179, 135, 179: 179 red, 135 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B387B3?: The complementary color is #87B387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B387B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.