What color is #B3A0B5?

#B3A0B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A0B5?

The RGB value is 179, 160, 181: 179 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A0B5?

The complementary color is #A2B5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A0B5 color

#B3A0B5 rgb(179, 160, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A0B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.7% green and 71% blue (179, 160, 181).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#B3A0B5 color codes

HEX	`#B3A0B5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 160, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, 10.77, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 13.6, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.501, 38.062, 48.973)`
Decimal	`11772085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A0B5, 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 #B3A0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #B3A0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a0b5; }
.text { color: #b3a0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 160 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a0b5, #b5a0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A0B5?: #B3A0B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A0B5?: The RGB value is 179, 160, 181: 179 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A0B5?: The complementary color is #A2B5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.