What color is #B09BE0?

#B09BE0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09BE0?

The RGB value is 176, 155, 224: 176 red, 155 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09BE0?

The complementary color is #CBE09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09BE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09BE0 color

#B09BE0 rgb(176, 155, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B09BE0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60.8% green and 87.8% blue (176, 155, 224).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#B09BE0 color codes

HEX	`#B09BE0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 155, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 31%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, 21.74, -32.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 38.81, 304.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.077, 38.054, 75.582)`
Decimal	`11574240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09BE0, 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 #B09BE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09BE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #B09BE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09be0; }
.text { color: #b09be0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09be0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 155 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09be0, #d39be0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B09BE0?: #B09BE0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09BE0?: The RGB value is 176, 155, 224: 176 red, 155 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09BE0?: The complementary color is #CBE09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09BE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.