What color is #B497AD?

#B497AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B497AD?

The RGB value is 180, 151, 173: 180 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B497AD?

The complementary color is #97B49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B497AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B497AD color

#B497AD rgb(180, 151, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B497AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.2% green and 67.8% blue (180, 151, 173).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#B497AD color codes

HEX	`#B497AD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 151, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, 14.62, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 16.4, 333.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.431, 34.854, 44.283)`
Decimal	`11835309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B497AD, 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 #B497AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B497AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #B497AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b497ad; }
.text { color: #b497ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b497ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 151 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b497ad, #b4979f); }

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Questions

What color is #B497AD?: #B497AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B497AD?: The RGB value is 180, 151, 173: 180 red, 151 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B497AD?: The complementary color is #97B49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B497AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.