What color is #B496D5?

#B496D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B496D5?

The RGB value is 180, 150, 213: 180 red, 150 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B496D5?

The complementary color is #B7D596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B496D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B496D5 color

#B496D5 rgb(180, 150, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B496D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.8% green and 83.5% blue (180, 150, 213).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 43% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#B496D5 color codes

HEX	`#B496D5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 150, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 58.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 43%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.76, 23.3, -28.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.76, 36.46, 309.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.737, 36.32, 67.75)`
Decimal	`11835093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B496D5, 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 #B496D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B496D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #B496D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b496d5; }
.text { color: #b496d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b496d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 150 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b496d5, #d496d5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B496D5?: #B496D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B496D5?: The RGB value is 180, 150, 213: 180 red, 150 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B496D5?: The complementary color is #B7D596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B496D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.