What color is #B5A0B5?

#B5A0B5 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 #B5A0B5?

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

What is the complementary color of #B5A0B5?

The complementary color is #A0B5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A0B5 color

#B5A0B5 rgb(181, 160, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B5A0B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#B5A0B5 color codes

HEX	`#B5A0B5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 160, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, 11.47, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 14, 325.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.966, 38.302, 48.995)`
Decimal	`11903157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A0B5, 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 #B5A0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #B5A0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a0b5; }
.text { color: #b5a0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 160 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a0b5, #b5a0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5A0B5?: #B5A0B5 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 #B5A0B5?: The RGB value is 181, 160, 181: 181 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A0B5?: The complementary color is #A0B5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.