What color is #B38EB5?

#B38EB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38EB5?

The RGB value is 179, 142, 181: 179 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38EB5?

The complementary color is #90B58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38EB5 color

#B38EB5 rgb(179, 142, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B38EB5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.7% green and 71% blue (179, 142, 181).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#B38EB5 color codes

HEX	`#B38EB5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 142, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, 20.83, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 25.69, 324.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.603, 32.267, 48.007)`
Decimal	`11767477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38EB5, 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 #B38EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #B38EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38eb5; }
.text { color: #b38eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 142 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38eb5, #b58ea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B38EB5?: #B38EB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38EB5?: The RGB value is 179, 142, 181: 179 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38EB5?: The complementary color is #90B58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.