What color is #B49DB4?

#B49DB4 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 #B49DB4?

The RGB value is 180, 157, 180: 180 red, 157 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49DB4?

The complementary color is #9DB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49DB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49DB4 color

#B49DB4 rgb(180, 157, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49DB4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.6% green and 70.6% blue (180, 157, 180).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#B49DB4 color codes

HEX	`#B49DB4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 157, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 12.6, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 15.35, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.116, 37.113, 48.274)`
Decimal	`11836852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49DB4, 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 #B49DB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49DB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #B49DB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49db4; }
.text { color: #b49db4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49db4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 157 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49db4, #b49da9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49DB4?: #B49DB4 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 #B49DB4?: The RGB value is 180, 157, 180: 180 red, 157 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49DB4?: The complementary color is #9DB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49DB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.