What color is #B19CD9?

#B19CD9 is a light, desaturated violet known as Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Violet Velvet?

The RGB value is 177, 156, 217: 177 red, 156 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Violet Velvet?

The complementary color is #C4D99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19CD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Violet Velvet color: hex code #B19CD9

#B19CD9 rgb(177, 156, 217)

Shades of purple

Violet Velvet has the hex code #B19CD9. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.2% green and 85.1% blue (177, 156, 217).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 45% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

Violet Velvet (#B19CD9) color codes

HEX	`#B19CD9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 156, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 45%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, 19.89, -28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 34.5, 305.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.542, 38.134, 70.752)`
Decimal	`11640025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Violet Velvet, 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 #B19CD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19CD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #B19CD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19cd9; }
.text { color: #b19cd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19cd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 156 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19cd9, #cf9cd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B19CD9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B19CD9?: #B19CD9 is a light, desaturated violet known as Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Violet Velvet?: The RGB value is 177, 156, 217: 177 red, 156 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Violet Velvet?: The complementary color is #C4D99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19CD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.