What color is #B47AD1?

#B47AD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B47AD1?

The RGB value is 180, 122, 209: 180 red, 122 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47AD1?

The complementary color is #97D17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47AD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47AD1 color

#B47AD1 rgb(180, 122, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B47AD1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 47.8% green and 82% blue (180, 122, 209).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#B47AD1 color codes

HEX	`#B47AD1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 122, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 47.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 42%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 42%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 38.04, -36.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 52.49, 316.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.289, 28.227, 63.793)`
Decimal	`11827921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47AD1, 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 #B47AD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47AD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #B47AD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47ad1; }
.text { color: #b47ad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47ad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 122 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47ad1, #d17ac3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B47AD1?: #B47AD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B47AD1?: The RGB value is 180, 122, 209: 180 red, 122 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47AD1?: The complementary color is #97D17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47AD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.