What color is #B483AB?

#B483AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B483AB?

The RGB value is 180, 131, 171: 180 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B483AB?

The complementary color is #83B48C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B483AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B483AB color

#B483AB rgb(180, 131, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B483AB is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51.4% green and 67.1% blue (180, 131, 171).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#B483AB color codes

HEX	`#B483AB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 131, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, 25.45, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 28.92, 331.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.289, 28.877, 42.288)`
Decimal	`11830187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B483AB, 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 #B483AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B483AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #B483AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b483ab; }
.text { color: #b483ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b483ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 131 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b483ab, #b48393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B483AB?: #B483AB is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B483AB?: The RGB value is 180, 131, 171: 180 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B483AB?: The complementary color is #83B48C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B483AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.