What color is #B3A3D2?

#B3A3D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A3D2?

The RGB value is 179, 163, 210: 179 red, 163 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A3D2?

The complementary color is #C2D2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A3D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A3D2 color

#B3A3D2 rgb(179, 163, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B3A3D2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 63.9% green and 82.4% blue (179, 163, 210).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 34% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#B3A3D2 color codes

HEX	`#B3A3D2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 163, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 63.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 34%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.78, 15.06, -21.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.78, 26.48, 304.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.318, 40.431, 66.482)`
Decimal	`11772882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A3D2, 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 #B3A3D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A3D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #B3A3D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a3d2; }
.text { color: #b3a3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a3d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 163 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a3d2, #caa3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B3A3D2?: #B3A3D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A3D2?: The RGB value is 179, 163, 210: 179 red, 163 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A3D2?: The complementary color is #C2D2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A3D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.