What color is #B8A3C2?

#B8A3C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A3C2?

The RGB value is 184, 163, 194: 184 red, 163 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A3C2?

The complementary color is #ADC2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A3C2 color

#B8A3C2 rgb(184, 163, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8A3C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.9% green and 76.1% blue (184, 163, 194).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#B8A3C2 color codes

HEX	`#B8A3C2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 163, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, 13.38, -13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 18.7, 315.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.6, 40.28, 56.559)`
Decimal	`12100546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A3C2, 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 #B8A3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #B8A3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a3c2; }
.text { color: #b8a3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 163 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a3c2, #c2a3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8A3C2?: #B8A3C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A3C2?: The RGB value is 184, 163, 194: 184 red, 163 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A3C2?: The complementary color is #ADC2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.