What color is #B487BC?

#B487BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B487BC?

The RGB value is 180, 135, 188: 180 red, 135 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B487BC?

The complementary color is #8FBC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B487BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B487BC color

#B487BC rgb(180, 135, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B487BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 52.9% green and 73.7% blue (180, 135, 188).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#B487BC color codes

HEX	`#B487BC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 135, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 52.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, 26.47, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 33.8, 321.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.562, 30.663, 51.56)`
Decimal	`11831228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B487BC, 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 #B487BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B487BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #B487BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b487bc; }
.text { color: #b487bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b487bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 135 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b487bc, #bc87a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B487BC?: #B487BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B487BC?: The RGB value is 180, 135, 188: 180 red, 135 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B487BC?: The complementary color is #8FBC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B487BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.