What color is #B47BA8?

#B47BA8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B47BA8?

The RGB value is 180, 123, 168: 180 red, 123 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47BA8?

The complementary color is #7BB487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47BA8 color

#B47BA8 rgb(180, 123, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B47BA8 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 48.2% green and 65.9% blue (180, 123, 168).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#B47BA8 color codes

HEX	`#B47BA8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 123, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 48.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, 29.37, -15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 32.98, 332.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.973, 26.698, 40.455)`
Decimal	`11828136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47BA8, 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 #B47BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #B47BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47ba8; }
.text { color: #b47ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 123 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47ba8, #b47b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B47BA8?: #B47BA8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B47BA8?: The RGB value is 180, 123, 168: 180 red, 123 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47BA8?: The complementary color is #7BB487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.