What color is #B993BA?

#B993BA 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 #B993BA?

The RGB value is 185, 147, 186: 185 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B993BA?

The complementary color is #94BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B993BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B993BA color

#B993BA rgb(185, 147, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B993BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 57.6% green and 72.9% blue (185, 147, 186).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#B993BA color codes

HEX	`#B993BA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 147, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 57.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, 21.06, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 25.75, 324.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.303, 34.728, 51.078)`
Decimal	`12161978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B993BA, 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 #B993BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B993BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #B993BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b993ba; }
.text { color: #b993ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b993ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 147 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b993ba, #ba93a7); }

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Questions

What color is #B993BA?: #B993BA 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 #B993BA?: The RGB value is 185, 147, 186: 185 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B993BA?: The complementary color is #94BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B993BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.