What color is #B490B2?

#B490B2 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 #B490B2?

The RGB value is 180, 144, 178: 180 red, 144 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B490B2?

The complementary color is #90B492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B490B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B490B2 color

#B490B2 rgb(180, 144, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B490B2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 56.5% green and 69.8% blue (180, 144, 178).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#B490B2 color codes

HEX	`#B490B2`
RGB	`rgb(180, 144, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 56.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.05, 19.48, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.05, 23.2, 327.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.831, 32.865, 46.514)`
Decimal	`11833522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B490B2, 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 #B490B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B490B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #B490B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b490b2; }
.text { color: #b490b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b490b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 144 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b490b2, #b490a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B490B2?: #B490B2 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 #B490B2?: The RGB value is 180, 144, 178: 180 red, 144 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B490B2?: The complementary color is #90B492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B490B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.