What color is #B5A0B4?

#B5A0B4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A0B4?

The RGB value is 181, 160, 180: 181 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A0B4?

The complementary color is #A0B5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A0B4 color

#B5A0B4 rgb(181, 160, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5A0B4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62.7% green and 70.6% blue (181, 160, 180).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#B5A0B4 color codes

HEX	`#B5A0B4`
RGB	`rgb(181, 160, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 11.28, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 13.55, 326.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.864, 38.261, 48.456)`
Decimal	`11903156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A0B4, 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 #B5A0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #B5A0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a0b4; }
.text { color: #b5a0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 160 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a0b4, #b5a0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5A0B4?: #B5A0B4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A0B4?: The RGB value is 181, 160, 180: 181 red, 160 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A0B4?: The complementary color is #A0B5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.