What color is #B78DB8?

#B78DB8 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 #B78DB8?

The RGB value is 183, 141, 184: 183 red, 141 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78DB8?

The complementary color is #8EB88D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78DB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78DB8 color

#B78DB8 rgb(183, 141, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B78DB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 55.3% green and 72.2% blue (183, 141, 184).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#B78DB8 color codes

HEX	`#B78DB8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 141, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 55.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, 23.34, -16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 28.47, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.704, 32.579, 49.64)`
Decimal	`12029368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78DB8, 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 #B78DB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B78DB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #B78DB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78db8; }
.text { color: #b78db8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78db8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 141 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78db8, #b88da4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B78DB8?: #B78DB8 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 #B78DB8?: The RGB value is 183, 141, 184: 183 red, 141 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78DB8?: The complementary color is #8EB88D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78DB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.