What color is #B498DA?

#B498DA 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 #B498DA?

The RGB value is 180, 152, 218: 180 red, 152 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B498DA?

The complementary color is #BEDA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B498DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B498DA color

#B498DA rgb(180, 152, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B498DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.6% green and 85.5% blue (180, 152, 218).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#B498DA color codes

HEX	`#B498DA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 152, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, 23.28, -29.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 37.79, 308.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.703, 37.222, 71.251)`
Decimal	`11835610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B498DA, 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 #B498DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B498DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #B498DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b498da; }
.text { color: #b498da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b498da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 152 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b498da, #d598da); }

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Questions

What color is #B498DA?: #B498DA 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 #B498DA?: The RGB value is 180, 152, 218: 180 red, 152 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B498DA?: The complementary color is #BEDA98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B498DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.