What color is #B19DE6?

#B19DE6 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19DE6?

The RGB value is 177, 157, 230: 177 red, 157 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19DE6?

The complementary color is #D2E69D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19DE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19DE6 color

#B19DE6 rgb(177, 157, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B19DE6 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.6% green and 90.2% blue (177, 157, 230).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 59% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#B19DE6 color codes

HEX	`#B19DE6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 157, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 59%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 32%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, 22.31, -34.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 40.82, 303.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.468, 39.174, 80.066)`
Decimal	`11640294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19DE6, 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 #B19DE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19DE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #B19DE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19de6; }
.text { color: #b19de6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19de6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 157 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19de6, #d69de6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B19DE6?: #B19DE6 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19DE6?: The RGB value is 177, 157, 230: 177 red, 157 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19DE6?: The complementary color is #D2E69D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19DE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.