What color is #B099EB?

#B099EB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B099EB?

The RGB value is 176, 153, 235: 176 red, 153 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B099EB?

The complementary color is #D4EB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B099EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B099EB color

#B099EB rgb(176, 153, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B099EB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60% green and 92.2% blue (176, 153, 235).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 67% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B099EB color codes

HEX	`#B099EB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 153, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 67%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 35%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, 25.44, -38.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 45.94, 303.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.288, 38.01, 83.585)`
Decimal	`11573739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B099EB, 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 #B099EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B099EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B099EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b099eb; }
.text { color: #b099eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b099eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 153 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b099eb, #d999eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B099EB?: #B099EB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B099EB?: The RGB value is 176, 153, 235: 176 red, 153 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B099EB?: The complementary color is #D4EB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B099EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.