What color is #B093DA?

#B093DA 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 #B093DA?

The RGB value is 176, 147, 218: 176 red, 147 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B093DA?

The complementary color is #BDDA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B093DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B093DA color

#B093DA rgb(176, 147, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B093DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 57.6% green and 85.5% blue (176, 147, 218).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#B093DA color codes

HEX	`#B093DA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 147, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 57.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 33%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 24.86, -32.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 40.7, 307.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.99, 35.16, 70.943)`
Decimal	`11572186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B093DA, 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 #B093DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B093DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #B093DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b093da; }
.text { color: #b093da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b093da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 147 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b093da, #d493da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B093DA?: #B093DA 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 #B093DA?: The RGB value is 176, 147, 218: 176 red, 147 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B093DA?: The complementary color is #BDDA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B093DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.