What color is #B189BE?

#B189BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B189BE?

The RGB value is 177, 137, 190: 177 red, 137 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B189BE?

The complementary color is #96BE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B189BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B189BE color

#B189BE rgb(177, 137, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B189BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 53.7% green and 74.5% blue (177, 137, 190).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#B189BE color codes

HEX	`#B189BE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 137, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 53.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, 24.76, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 32.99, 318.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.37, 30.957, 52.765)`
Decimal	`11635134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B189BE, 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 #B189BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B189BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #B189BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b189be; }
.text { color: #b189be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b189be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 137 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b189be, #be89b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B189BE?: #B189BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B189BE?: The RGB value is 177, 137, 190: 177 red, 137 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B189BE?: The complementary color is #96BE89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B189BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.