What color is #B48AAF?

#B48AAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48AAF?

The RGB value is 180, 138, 175: 180 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48AAF?

The complementary color is #8AB48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48AAF color

#B48AAF rgb(180, 138, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48AAF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.1% green and 68.6% blue (180, 138, 175).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#B48AAF color codes

HEX	`#B48AAF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 138, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 22.27, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 25.92, 329.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.648, 30.976, 44.65)`
Decimal	`11831983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48AAF, 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 #B48AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #B48AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48aaf; }
.text { color: #b48aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 138 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48aaf, #b48a9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48AAF?: #B48AAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48AAF?: The RGB value is 180, 138, 175: 180 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48AAF?: The complementary color is #8AB48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.