What color is #B19DB1?

#B19DB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19DB1?

The RGB value is 177, 157, 177: 177 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19DB1?

The complementary color is #9DB19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19DB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19DB1 color

#B19DB1 rgb(177, 157, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B19DB1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.6% green and 69.4% blue (177, 157, 177).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#B19DB1 color codes

HEX	`#B19DB1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 157, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, 10.97, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 13.38, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.123, 36.636, 46.65)`
Decimal	`11640241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19DB1, 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 #B19DB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19DB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #B19DB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19db1; }
.text { color: #b19db1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19db1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 157 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19db1, #b19da7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B19DB1?: #B19DB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19DB1?: The RGB value is 177, 157, 177: 177 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19DB1?: The complementary color is #9DB19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19DB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.