What color is #B19CCB?

#B19CCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19CCB?

The RGB value is 177, 156, 203: 177 red, 156 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19CCB?

The complementary color is #B6CB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19CCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19CCB color

#B19CCB rgb(177, 156, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B19CCB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.2% green and 79.6% blue (177, 156, 203).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B19CCB color codes

HEX	`#B19CCB`
RGB	`rgb(177, 156, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, 16.81, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 27.09, 308.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.797, 37.436, 61.565)`
Decimal	`11640011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19CCB, 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 #B19CCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19CCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B19CCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19ccb; }
.text { color: #b19ccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19ccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 156 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19ccb, #c89ccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B19CCB?: #B19CCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19CCB?: The RGB value is 177, 156, 203: 177 red, 156 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19CCB?: The complementary color is #B6CB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19CCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.