What color is #B489B3?

#B489B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B489B3?

The RGB value is 180, 137, 179: 180 red, 137 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B489B3?

The complementary color is #89B48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B489B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B489B3 color

#B489B3 rgb(180, 137, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B489B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 53.7% green and 70.2% blue (180, 137, 179).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#B489B3 color codes

HEX	`#B489B3`
RGB	`rgb(180, 137, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 53.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, 23.59, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 28.33, 326.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.904, 30.85, 46.702)`
Decimal	`11831731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B489B3, 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 #B489B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B489B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #B489B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b489b3; }
.text { color: #b489b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b489b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 137 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b489b3, #b4899e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B489B3?: #B489B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B489B3?: The RGB value is 180, 137, 179: 180 red, 137 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B489B3?: The complementary color is #89B48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B489B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.