What color is #B38BB8?

#B38BB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38BB8?

The RGB value is 179, 139, 184: 179 red, 139 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38BB8?

The complementary color is #90B88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38BB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38BB8 color

#B38BB8 rgb(179, 139, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B38BB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.5% green and 72.2% blue (179, 139, 184).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#B38BB8 color codes

HEX	`#B38BB8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 139, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, 23.1, -17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 29.09, 322.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.474, 31.51, 49.499)`
Decimal	`11766712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38BB8, 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 #B38BB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38BB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #B38BB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38bb8; }
.text { color: #b38bb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38bb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 139 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38bb8, #b88ba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B38BB8?: #B38BB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38BB8?: The RGB value is 179, 139, 184: 179 red, 139 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38BB8?: The complementary color is #90B88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38BB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.