What color is #B3A3CB?

#B3A3CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A3CB?

The RGB value is 179, 163, 203: 179 red, 163 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A3CB?

The complementary color is #BBCBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A3CB color

#B3A3CB rgb(179, 163, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A3CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.9% green and 79.6% blue (179, 163, 203).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#B3A3CB color codes

HEX	`#B3A3CB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 163, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, 13.56, -18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 22.77, 306.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.465, 40.09, 61.989)`
Decimal	`11772875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A3CB, 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 #B3A3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #B3A3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a3cb; }
.text { color: #b3a3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 163 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a3cb, #c7a3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B3A3CB?: #B3A3CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A3CB?: The RGB value is 179, 163, 203: 179 red, 163 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A3CB?: The complementary color is #BBCBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.