What color is #B48DBA?

#B48DBA 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 #B48DBA?

The RGB value is 180, 141, 186: 180 red, 141 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48DBA?

The complementary color is #93BA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48DBA color

#B48DBA rgb(180, 141, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48DBA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 55.3% green and 72.9% blue (180, 141, 186).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#B48DBA color codes

HEX	`#B48DBA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 141, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 55.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 22.71, -17.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 28.86, 321.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.209, 32.299, 50.719)`
Decimal	`11832762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48DBA, 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 #B48DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #B48DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48dba; }
.text { color: #b48dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 141 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48dba, #ba8daa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48DBA?: #B48DBA 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 #B48DBA?: The RGB value is 180, 141, 186: 180 red, 141 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48DBA?: The complementary color is #93BA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.