What color is #B4A7D3?

#B4A7D3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A7D3?

The RGB value is 180, 167, 211: 180 red, 167 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A7D3?

The complementary color is #C6D3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A7D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A7D3 color

#B4A7D3 rgb(180, 167, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4A7D3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.5% green and 82.7% blue (180, 167, 211).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#B4A7D3 color codes

HEX	`#B4A7D3`
RGB	`rgb(180, 167, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.9, 13.37, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.9, 24.57, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.397, 42.044, 67.392)`
Decimal	`11839443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A7D3, 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 #B4A7D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A7D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #B4A7D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a7d3; }
.text { color: #b4a7d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a7d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 167 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a7d3, #caa7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B4A7D3?: #B4A7D3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A7D3?: The RGB value is 180, 167, 211: 180 red, 167 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A7D3?: The complementary color is #C6D3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A7D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.