What color is #B09CBD?

#B09CBD 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 #B09CBD?

The RGB value is 176, 156, 189: 176 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09CBD?

The complementary color is #A9BD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09CBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09CBD color

#B09CBD rgb(176, 156, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B09CBD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 61.2% green and 74.1% blue (176, 156, 189).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#B09CBD color codes

HEX	`#B09CBD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 156, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 61.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, 13.55, -14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 19.71, 313.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.977, 36.681, 53.161)`
Decimal	`11574461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09CBD, 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 #B09CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #B09CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09cbd; }
.text { color: #b09cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 156 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09cbd, #bd9cba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B09CBD?: #B09CBD 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 #B09CBD?: The RGB value is 176, 156, 189: 176 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09CBD?: The complementary color is #A9BD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09CBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.