What color is #B7A5BA?

#B7A5BA 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 #B7A5BA?

The RGB value is 183, 165, 186: 183 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A5BA?

The complementary color is #A8BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A5BA?

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.

#B7A5BA color

#B7A5BA rgb(183, 165, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B7A5BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 64.7% green and 72.9% blue (183, 165, 186).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B7A5BA color codes

HEX	`#B7A5BA`
RGB	`rgb(183, 165, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 64.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, 10.37, -8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 13.34, 321.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.845, 40.523, 52.062)`
Decimal	`12035514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A5BA, 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 #B7A5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A5BA 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 #B7A5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a5ba; }
.text { color: #b7a5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 165 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a5ba, #baa5b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7A5BA?: #B7A5BA 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 #B7A5BA?: The RGB value is 183, 165, 186: 183 red, 165 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A5BA?: The complementary color is #A8BAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A5BA?: 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.