What color is #B4A0BF?

#B4A0BF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A0BF?

The RGB value is 180, 160, 191: 180 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A0BF?

The complementary color is #ABBFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A0BF color

#B4A0BF rgb(180, 160, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4A0BF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62.7% green and 74.9% blue (180, 160, 191).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#B4A0BF color codes

HEX	`#B4A0BF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 160, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.47, 13.09, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.47, 18.62, 314.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.796, 38.607, 54.583)`
Decimal	`11837631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A0BF, 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 #B4A0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #B4A0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a0bf; }
.text { color: #b4a0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 160 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a0bf, #bfa0bb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4A0BF?: #B4A0BF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A0BF?: The RGB value is 180, 160, 191: 180 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A0BF?: The complementary color is #ABBFA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.