What color is #B788AF?

#B788AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B788AF?

The RGB value is 183, 136, 175: 183 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B788AF?

The complementary color is #88B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B788AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B788AF color

#B788AF rgb(183, 136, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B788AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 53.3% green and 68.6% blue (183, 136, 175).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#B788AF color codes

HEX	`#B788AF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 136, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 53.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, 24.43, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 27.91, 331.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.07, 30.772, 44.589)`
Decimal	`12028079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B788AF, 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 #B788AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B788AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #B788AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b788af; }
.text { color: #b788af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b788af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 136 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b788af, #b78897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B788AF?: #B788AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B788AF?: The RGB value is 183, 136, 175: 183 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B788AF?: The complementary color is #88B790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B788AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.