What color is #B6A2C0?

#B6A2C0 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 #B6A2C0?

The RGB value is 182, 162, 192: 182 red, 162 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6A2C0?

The complementary color is #ACC0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6A2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6A2C0 color

#B6A2C0 rgb(182, 162, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B6A2C0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 63.5% green and 75.3% blue (182, 162, 192).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 19% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#B6A2C0 color codes

HEX	`#B6A2C0`
RGB	`rgb(182, 162, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 63.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 19%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, 12.86, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 18.08, 315.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.725, 39.592, 55.303)`
Decimal	`11969216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6A2C0, 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 #B6A2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6A2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #B6A2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6a2c0; }
.text { color: #b6a2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6a2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 162 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6a2c0, #c0a2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6A2C0?: #B6A2C0 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 #B6A2C0?: The RGB value is 182, 162, 192: 182 red, 162 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6A2C0?: The complementary color is #ACC0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6A2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.