What color is #B4A3CD?

#B4A3CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A3CD?

The RGB value is 180, 163, 205: 180 red, 163 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A3CD?

The complementary color is #BCCDA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A3CD color

#B4A3CD rgb(180, 163, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4A3CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 63.9% green and 80.4% blue (180, 163, 205).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 30% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#B4A3CD color codes

HEX	`#B4A3CD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 163, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 63.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 30%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.69, 14.31, -19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.69, 23.91, 306.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.937, 40.306, 63.264)`
Decimal	`11838413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A3CD, 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 #B4A3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #B4A3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a3cd; }
.text { color: #b4a3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 163 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a3cd, #c9a3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B4A3CD?: #B4A3CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A3CD?: The RGB value is 180, 163, 205: 180 red, 163 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A3CD?: The complementary color is #BCCDA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.