What color is #B498BA?

#B498BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B498BA?

The RGB value is 180, 152, 186: 180 red, 152 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B498BA?

The complementary color is #9EBA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B498BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B498BA color

#B498BA rgb(180, 152, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B498BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.6% green and 72.9% blue (180, 152, 186).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#B498BA color codes

HEX	`#B498BA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 152, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, 16.55, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 21.5, 320.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.912, 35.706, 51.287)`
Decimal	`11835578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B498BA, 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 #B498BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B498BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #B498BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b498ba; }
.text { color: #b498ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b498ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 152 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b498ba, #ba98af); }

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Questions

What color is #B498BA?: #B498BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B498BA?: The RGB value is 180, 152, 186: 180 red, 152 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B498BA?: The complementary color is #9EBA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B498BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.