What color is #B494BC?

#B494BC 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 #B494BC?

The RGB value is 180, 148, 188: 180 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B494BC?

The complementary color is #9CBC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B494BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B494BC color

#B494BC rgb(180, 148, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B494BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58% green and 73.7% blue (180, 148, 188).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#B494BC color codes

HEX	`#B494BC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 148, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 58%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 19.18, -16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 25.14, 319.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.488, 34.515, 52.202)`
Decimal	`11834556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B494BC, 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 #B494BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B494BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #B494BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b494bc; }
.text { color: #b494bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b494bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 148 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b494bc, #bc94b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B494BC?: #B494BC 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 #B494BC?: The RGB value is 180, 148, 188: 180 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B494BC?: The complementary color is #9CBC94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B494BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.