What color is #B089BF?

#B089BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B089BF?

The RGB value is 176, 137, 191: 176 red, 137 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B089BF?

The complementary color is #98BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B089BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B089BF color

#B089BF rgb(176, 137, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B089BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 53.7% green and 74.9% blue (176, 137, 191).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#B089BF color codes

HEX	`#B089BF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 137, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 53.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, 24.64, -22.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 33.34, 317.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.253, 30.884, 53.331)`
Decimal	`11569599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B089BF, 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 #B089BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B089BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #B089BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b089bf; }
.text { color: #b089bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b089bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 137 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b089bf, #bf89b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B089BF?: #B089BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B089BF?: The RGB value is 176, 137, 191: 176 red, 137 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B089BF?: The complementary color is #98BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B089BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.