What color is #B19FD9?

#B19FD9 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 #B19FD9?

The RGB value is 177, 159, 217: 177 red, 159 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19FD9?

The complementary color is #C7D99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19FD9?

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.

#B19FD9 color

#B19FD9 rgb(177, 159, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B19FD9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.4% green and 85.1% blue (177, 159, 217).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 43% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B19FD9 color codes

HEX	`#B19FD9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 159, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 43%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.86, 18.21, -27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.86, 32.61, 303.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.051, 39.153, 70.921)`
Decimal	`11640793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19FD9, 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 #B19FD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19FD9 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 #B19FD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19fd9; }
.text { color: #b19fd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19fd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 159 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19fd9, #ce9fd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B19FD9?: #B19FD9 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 #B19FD9?: The RGB value is 177, 159, 217: 177 red, 159 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19FD9?: The complementary color is #C7D99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19FD9?: 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.