What color is #B885B4?

#B885B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B885B4?

The RGB value is 184, 133, 180: 184 red, 133 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B885B4?

The complementary color is #85B889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B885B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B885B4 color

#B885B4 rgb(184, 133, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B885B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 52.2% green and 70.6% blue (184, 133, 180).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#B885B4 color codes

HEX	`#B885B4`
RGB	`rgb(184, 133, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 52.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, 27.38, -16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 32.22, 328.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.392, 30.262, 47.095)`
Decimal	`12092852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B885B4, 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 #B885B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B885B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #B885B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b885b4; }
.text { color: #b885b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b885b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 133 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b885b4, #b8859a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B885B4?: #B885B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B885B4?: The RGB value is 184, 133, 180: 184 red, 133 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B885B4?: The complementary color is #85B889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B885B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.