What color is #B78FBB?

#B78FBB 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 #B78FBB?

The RGB value is 183, 143, 187: 183 red, 143 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78FBB?

The complementary color is #93BB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78FBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78FBB color

#B78FBB rgb(183, 143, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B78FBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.1% green and 73.3% blue (183, 143, 187).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#B78FBB color codes

HEX	`#B78FBB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 143, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 22.8, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 28.51, 323.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.319, 33.301, 51.413)`
Decimal	`12029883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78FBB, 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 #B78FBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B78FBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #B78FBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78fbb; }
.text { color: #b78fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78fbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 143 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78fbb, #bb8fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B78FBB?: #B78FBB 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 #B78FBB?: The RGB value is 183, 143, 187: 183 red, 143 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78FBB?: The complementary color is #93BB8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78FBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.