What color is #B38FBA?

#B38FBA 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 #B38FBA?

The RGB value is 179, 143, 186: 179 red, 143 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38FBA?

The complementary color is #96BA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38FBA color

#B38FBA rgb(179, 143, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B38FBA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.1% green and 72.9% blue (179, 143, 186).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#B38FBA color codes

HEX	`#B38FBA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 143, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, 21.25, -17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 27.36, 320.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.275, 32.775, 50.807)`
Decimal	`11767738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38FBA, 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 #B38FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #B38FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38fba; }
.text { color: #b38fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 143 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38fba, #ba8fac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B38FBA?: #B38FBA 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 #B38FBA?: The RGB value is 179, 143, 186: 179 red, 143 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38FBA?: The complementary color is #96BA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.