What color is #B090C7?

#B090C7 is a light, desaturated violet known as Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fleur-De-Lis?

The RGB value is 176, 144, 199: 176 red, 144 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fleur-De-Lis?

The complementary color is #A7C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B090C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fleur-De-Lis color: hex code #B090C7

#B090C7 rgb(176, 144, 199)

Shades of purple

Fleur-De-Lis has the hex code #B090C7. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.5% green and 78% blue (176, 144, 199).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7) color codes

HEX	`#B090C7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 144, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 28%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 22.37, -23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 32.74, 313.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.185, 33.301, 58.438)`
Decimal	`11571399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fleur-De-Lis, 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 #B090C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B090C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #B090C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b090c7; }
.text { color: #b090c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b090c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 144 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b090c7, #c790c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

See #B090C7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B090C7?: #B090C7 is a light, desaturated violet known as Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fleur-De-Lis?: The RGB value is 176, 144, 199: 176 red, 144 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fleur-De-Lis?: The complementary color is #A7C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B090C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.