What color is #B49FB3?

#B49FB3 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 #B49FB3?

The RGB value is 180, 159, 179: 180 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49FB3?

The complementary color is #9FB4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49FB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49FB3 color

#B49FB3 rgb(180, 159, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49FB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62.4% green and 70.2% blue (180, 159, 179).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% 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 8.55:1).

#B49FB3 color codes

HEX	`#B49FB3`
RGB	`rgb(180, 159, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, 11.3, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 13.56, 326.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.356, 37.755, 47.853)`
Decimal	`11837363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49FB3, 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 #B49FB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49FB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #B49FB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49fb3; }
.text { color: #b49fb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49fb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 159 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49fb3, #b49fa9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49FB3?: #B49FB3 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 #B49FB3?: The RGB value is 180, 159, 179: 180 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49FB3?: The complementary color is #9FB4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49FB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.