What color is #B269BB?

#B269BB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B269BB?

The RGB value is 178, 105, 187: 178 red, 105 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B269BB?

The complementary color is #72BB69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B269BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B269BB color

#B269BB rgb(178, 105, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B269BB is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 41.2% green and 73.3% blue (178, 105, 187).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#B269BB color codes

HEX	`#B269BB`
RGB	`rgb(178, 105, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 41.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 44%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 44%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, 42.17, -31.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 52.48, 323.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.38, 23.157, 49.768)`
Decimal	`11692475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B269BB, 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 #B269BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B269BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B269BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b269bb; }
.text { color: #b269bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b269bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 105 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b269bb, #bb699b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #B269BB?: #B269BB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B269BB?: The RGB value is 178, 105, 187: 178 red, 105 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B269BB?: The complementary color is #72BB69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B269BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.