What color is #B19FD3?

#B19FD3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19FD3?

The RGB value is 177, 159, 211: 177 red, 159 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19FD3?

The complementary color is #C1D39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19FD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19FD3 color

#B19FD3 rgb(177, 159, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B19FD3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.4% green and 82.7% blue (177, 159, 211).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 37% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#B19FD3 color codes

HEX	`#B19FD3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 159, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 37%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.64, 16.87, -24.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.64, 29.41, 305.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.285, 38.846, 66.886)`
Decimal	`11640787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19FD3, 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 #B19FD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19FD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #B19FD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19fd3; }
.text { color: #b19fd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19fd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 159 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19fd3, #cb9fd3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B19FD3?: #B19FD3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19FD3?: The RGB value is 177, 159, 211: 177 red, 159 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19FD3?: The complementary color is #C1D39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19FD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.