Close to Lavender Purple
#B474AE
#B474AE is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 45.5% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B474AE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.05:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B474AE as they’d see it.
#B474AE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B474AE
What color is #B474AE?
#B474AE is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 70.6% red, 45.5% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 306°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B474AE in RGB?
#B474AE is rgb(180, 116, 174): 180 red, 116 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B474AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 3, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B474AE?
PANTONE 2573 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B474AE?
Its complement #589860 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.