What color is #B67BAF?

#B67BAF 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 #B67BAF?

The RGB value is 182, 123, 175: 182 red, 123 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B67BAF?

The complementary color is #7BB682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B67BAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B67BAF color

#B67BAF rgb(182, 123, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B67BAF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 48.2% green and 68.6% blue (182, 123, 175).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 4% 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 6.44:1).

#B67BAF color codes

HEX	`#B67BAF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 123, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 48.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 31.33, -18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 36.27, 329.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.112, 27.208, 44.004)`
Decimal	`11959215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B67BAF, 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 #B67BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B67BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #B67BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b67baf; }
.text { color: #b67baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b67baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 123 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b67baf, #b67b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B67BAF?: #B67BAF 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 #B67BAF?: The RGB value is 182, 123, 175: 182 red, 123 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B67BAF?: The complementary color is #7BB682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B67BAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.