What color is #B493BA?

#B493BA 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 #B493BA?

The RGB value is 180, 147, 186: 180 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B493BA?

The complementary color is #99BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B493BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B493BA color

#B493BA rgb(180, 147, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B493BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 57.6% green and 72.9% blue (180, 147, 186).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 7.82:1).

#B493BA color codes

HEX	`#B493BA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 147, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 57.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 19.35, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 24.85, 321.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.118, 34.117, 51.022)`
Decimal	`11834298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B493BA, 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 #B493BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B493BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #B493BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b493ba; }
.text { color: #b493ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b493ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 147 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b493ba, #ba93ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B493BA?: #B493BA 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 #B493BA?: The RGB value is 180, 147, 186: 180 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B493BA?: The complementary color is #99BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B493BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.