What color is #B57CAF?

#B57CAF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57CAF?

The RGB value is 181, 124, 175: 181 red, 124 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57CAF?

The complementary color is #7CB582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57CAF color

#B57CAF rgb(181, 124, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B57CAF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 48.6% green and 68.6% blue (181, 124, 175).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#B57CAF color codes

HEX	`#B57CAF`
RGB	`rgb(181, 124, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 48.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, 30.44, -18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 35.42, 329.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.001, 27.336, 44.034)`
Decimal	`11893935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57CAF, 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 #B57CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B57CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57caf; }
.text { color: #b57caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 124 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57caf, #b57c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B57CAF?: #B57CAF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57CAF?: The RGB value is 181, 124, 175: 181 red, 124 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57CAF?: The complementary color is #7CB582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.