What color is #B472AE?

#B472AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B472AE?

The RGB value is 180, 114, 174: 180 red, 114 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B472AE?

The complementary color is #72B478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B472AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B472AE color

#B472AE rgb(180, 114, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B472AE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 44.7% green and 68.2% blue (180, 114, 174).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#B472AE color codes

HEX	`#B472AE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 114, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 44.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 35.44, -21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 41.31, 329.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.479, 24.795, 43.111)`
Decimal	`11825838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B472AE, 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 #B472AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B472AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B472AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b472ae; }
.text { color: #b472ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b472ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 114 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b472ae, #b4728d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B472AE?: #B472AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B472AE?: The RGB value is 180, 114, 174: 180 red, 114 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B472AE?: The complementary color is #72B478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B472AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.