What color is #B48CB1?

#B48CB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48CB1?

The RGB value is 180, 140, 177: 180 red, 140 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48CB1?

The complementary color is #8CB48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48CB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48CB1 color

#B48CB1 rgb(180, 140, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48CB1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.9% green and 69.4% blue (180, 140, 177).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B48CB1 color codes

HEX	`#B48CB1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 140, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 21.53, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 25.45, 327.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.135, 31.635, 45.789)`
Decimal	`11832497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48CB1, 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 #B48CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B48CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48cb1; }
.text { color: #b48cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 140 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48cb1, #b48c9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48CB1?: #B48CB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48CB1?: The RGB value is 180, 140, 177: 180 red, 140 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48CB1?: The complementary color is #8CB48F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48CB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.