What color is #B194BF?

#B194BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B194BF?

The RGB value is 177, 148, 191: 177 red, 148 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B194BF?

The complementary color is #A2BF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B194BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B194BF color

#B194BF rgb(177, 148, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B194BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58% green and 74.9% blue (177, 148, 191).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#B194BF color codes

HEX	`#B194BF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 148, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, 18.78, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 26.16, 315.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.124, 34.289, 53.89)`
Decimal	`11637951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B194BF, 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 #B194BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B194BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #B194BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b194bf; }
.text { color: #b194bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b194bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 148 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b194bf, #bf94b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B194BF?: #B194BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B194BF?: The RGB value is 177, 148, 191: 177 red, 148 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B194BF?: The complementary color is #A2BF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B194BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.