What color is #B3A2D7?

#B3A2D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A2D7?

The RGB value is 179, 162, 215: 179 red, 162 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A2D7?

The complementary color is #C6D7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A2D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A2D7 color

#B3A2D7 rgb(179, 162, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A2D7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.5% green and 84.3% blue (179, 162, 215).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 40% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#B3A2D7 color codes

HEX	`#B3A2D7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 162, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 40%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 25%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, 16.71, -24.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 29.78, 304.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.774, 40.331, 69.755)`
Decimal	`11772631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A2D7, 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 #B3A2D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A2D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #B3A2D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a2d7; }
.text { color: #b3a2d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a2d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 162 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a2d7, #cda2d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A2D7?: #B3A2D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A2D7?: The RGB value is 179, 162, 215: 179 red, 162 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A2D7?: The complementary color is #C6D7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A2D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.