What color is #B48EB5?

#B48EB5 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 #B48EB5?

The RGB value is 180, 142, 181: 180 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48EB5?

The complementary color is #8FB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48EB5 color

#B48EB5 rgb(180, 142, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48EB5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 55.7% green and 71% blue (180, 142, 181).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#B48EB5 color codes

HEX	`#B48EB5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 142, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 55.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, 21.17, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 25.88, 324.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.835, 32.386, 48.018)`
Decimal	`11833013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48EB5, 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 #B48EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #B48EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48eb5; }
.text { color: #b48eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 142 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48eb5, #b58ea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48EB5?: #B48EB5 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 #B48EB5?: The RGB value is 180, 142, 181: 180 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48EB5?: The complementary color is #8FB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.