What color is #B48BB7?

#B48BB7 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 #B48BB7?

The RGB value is 180, 139, 183: 180 red, 139 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48BB7?

The complementary color is #8EB78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48BB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48BB7 color

#B48BB7 rgb(180, 139, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48BB7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.5% green and 71.8% blue (180, 139, 183).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#B48BB7 color codes

HEX	`#B48BB7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 139, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, 23.24, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 28.81, 323.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.601, 31.588, 48.96)`
Decimal	`11832247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48BB7, 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 #B48BB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48BB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #B48BB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48bb7; }
.text { color: #b48bb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48bb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 139 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48bb7, #b78ba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48BB7?: #B48BB7 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 #B48BB7?: The RGB value is 180, 139, 183: 180 red, 139 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48BB7?: The complementary color is #8EB78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48BB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.