What color is #B3A1C0?

#B3A1C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A1C0?

The RGB value is 179, 161, 192: 179 red, 161 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A1C0?

The complementary color is #AEC0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A1C0 color

#B3A1C0 rgb(179, 161, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A1C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.1% green and 75.3% blue (179, 161, 192).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#B3A1C0 color codes

HEX	`#B3A1C0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 161, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, 12.39, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 18.34, 312.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.848, 38.879, 55.212)`
Decimal	`11772352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A1C0, 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 #B3A1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #B3A1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a1c0; }
.text { color: #b3a1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 161 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a1c0, #c0a1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A1C0?: #B3A1C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A1C0?: The RGB value is 179, 161, 192: 179 red, 161 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A1C0?: The complementary color is #AEC0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.