What color is #B09BBB?

#B09BBB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09BBB?

The RGB value is 176, 155, 187: 176 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09BBB?

The complementary color is #A6BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09BBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09BBB color

#B09BBB rgb(176, 155, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B09BBB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60.8% green and 73.3% blue (176, 155, 187).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#B09BBB color codes

HEX	`#B09BBB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 155, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.72, 13.71, -13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.72, 19.37, 315.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.594, 36.261, 51.97)`
Decimal	`11574203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09BBB, 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 #B09BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09BBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #B09BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09bbb; }
.text { color: #b09bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 155 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09bbb, #bb9bb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B09BBB?: #B09BBB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09BBB?: The RGB value is 176, 155, 187: 176 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09BBB?: The complementary color is #A6BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09BBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.