What color is #B090D5?

#B090D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B090D5?

The RGB value is 176, 144, 213: 176 red, 144 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B090D5?

The complementary color is #B5D590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B090D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B090D5 color

#B090D5 rgb(176, 144, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B090D5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.5% green and 83.5% blue (176, 144, 213).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 45% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#B090D5 color codes

HEX	`#B090D5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 144, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 45%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 25.43, -30.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 40, 309.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.886, 33.981, 67.396)`
Decimal	`11571413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B090D5, 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 #B090D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B090D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #B090D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b090d5; }
.text { color: #b090d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b090d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 144 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b090d5, #d390d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B090D5?: #B090D5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B090D5?: The RGB value is 176, 144, 213: 176 red, 144 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B090D5?: The complementary color is #B5D590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B090D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.