What color is #B48EB0?

#B48EB0 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 #B48EB0?

The RGB value is 180, 142, 176: 180 red, 142 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48EB0?

The complementary color is #8EB492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48EB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48EB0 color

#B48EB0 rgb(180, 142, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48EB0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 55.7% green and 69% blue (180, 142, 176).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#B48EB0 color codes

HEX	`#B48EB0`
RGB	`rgb(180, 142, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 55.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, 20.22, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 23.67, 328.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.331, 32.185, 45.364)`
Decimal	`11833008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48EB0, 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 #B48EB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48EB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #B48EB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48eb0; }
.text { color: #b48eb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48eb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 142 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48eb0, #b48e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48EB0?: #B48EB0 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 #B48EB0?: The RGB value is 180, 142, 176: 180 red, 142 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48EB0?: The complementary color is #8EB492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48EB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.