What color is #B4A7CF?

#B4A7CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A7CF?

The RGB value is 180, 167, 207: 180 red, 167 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A7CF?

The complementary color is #C2CFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A7CF color

#B4A7CF rgb(180, 167, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4A7CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.5% green and 81.2% blue (180, 167, 207).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#B4A7CF color codes

HEX	`#B4A7CF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 167, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.76, 12.52, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.76, 22.44, 303.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.901, 41.846, 64.784)`
Decimal	`11839439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A7CF, 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 #B4A7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #B4A7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a7cf; }
.text { color: #b4a7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 167 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a7cf, #c8a7cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4A7CF?: #B4A7CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A7CF?: The RGB value is 180, 167, 207: 180 red, 167 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A7CF?: The complementary color is #C2CFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.