What color is #B09ABD?

#B09ABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09ABD?

The RGB value is 176, 154, 189: 176 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09ABD?

The complementary color is #A7BD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09ABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09ABD color

#B09ABD rgb(176, 154, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B09ABD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60.4% green and 74.1% blue (176, 154, 189).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#B09ABD color codes

HEX	`#B09ABD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 154, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, 14.67, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 21.04, 314.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.644, 36.016, 53.05)`
Decimal	`11573949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09ABD, 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 #B09ABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09ABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #B09ABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09abd; }
.text { color: #b09abd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09abd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 154 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09abd, #bd9ab9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B09ABD?: #B09ABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09ABD?: The RGB value is 176, 154, 189: 176 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09ABD?: The complementary color is #A7BD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09ABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.