What color is #B7A4C2?

#B7A4C2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A4C2?

The RGB value is 183, 164, 194: 183 red, 164 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A4C2?

The complementary color is #AFC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A4C2 color

#B7A4C2 rgb(183, 164, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B7A4C2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 64.3% green and 76.1% blue (183, 164, 194).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#B7A4C2 color codes

HEX	`#B7A4C2`
RGB	`rgb(183, 164, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 64.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, 12.49, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 17.9, 314.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.54, 40.514, 56.607)`
Decimal	`12035266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A4C2, 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 #B7A4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #B7A4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a4c2; }
.text { color: #b7a4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 164 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a4c2, #c2a4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7A4C2?: #B7A4C2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A4C2?: The RGB value is 183, 164, 194: 183 red, 164 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A4C2?: The complementary color is #AFC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.