What color is #B49CB3?

#B49CB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49CB3?

The RGB value is 180, 156, 179: 180 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49CB3?

The complementary color is #9CB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49CB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49CB3 color

#B49CB3 rgb(180, 156, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49CB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.2% green and 70.2% blue (180, 156, 179).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#B49CB3 color codes

HEX	`#B49CB3`
RGB	`rgb(180, 156, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.08, 12.96, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.08, 15.58, 326.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.847, 36.736, 47.683)`
Decimal	`11836595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49CB3, 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 #B49CB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49CB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #B49CB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49cb3; }
.text { color: #b49cb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49cb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 156 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49cb3, #b49ca7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49CB3?: #B49CB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49CB3?: The RGB value is 180, 156, 179: 180 red, 156 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49CB3?: The complementary color is #9CB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49CB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.