What color is #B097DC?

#B097DC 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 #B097DC?

The RGB value is 176, 151, 220: 176 red, 151 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B097DC?

The complementary color is #C3DC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B097DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B097DC color

#B097DC rgb(176, 151, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B097DC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 59.2% green and 86.3% blue (176, 151, 220).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#B097DC color codes

HEX	`#B097DC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 151, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 59.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 31%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, 23.07, -31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 39.21, 306.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.887, 36.531, 72.541)`
Decimal	`11573212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B097DC, 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 #B097DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B097DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #B097DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b097dc; }
.text { color: #b097dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b097dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 151 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b097dc, #d397dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B097DC?: #B097DC 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 #B097DC?: The RGB value is 176, 151, 220: 176 red, 151 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B097DC?: The complementary color is #C3DC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B097DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.