What color is #B49FC1?

#B49FC1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49FC1?

The RGB value is 180, 159, 193: 180 red, 159 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49FC1?

The complementary color is #ACC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49FC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49FC1 color

#B49FC1 rgb(180, 159, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49FC1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62.4% green and 75.7% blue (180, 159, 193).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#B49FC1 color codes

HEX	`#B49FC1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 159, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, 14.05, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 20.29, 313.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.845, 38.35, 55.692)`
Decimal	`11837377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49FC1, 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 #B49FC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49FC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #B49FC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49fc1; }
.text { color: #b49fc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49fc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 159 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49fc1, #c19fbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49FC1?: #B49FC1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49FC1?: The RGB value is 180, 159, 193: 180 red, 159 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49FC1?: The complementary color is #ACC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49FC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.