What color is #B293C6?

#B293C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B293C6?

The RGB value is 178, 147, 198: 178 red, 147 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B293C6?

The complementary color is #A7C693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B293C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B293C6 color

#B293C6 rgb(178, 147, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B293C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 57.6% green and 77.6% blue (178, 147, 198).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#B293C6 color codes

HEX	`#B293C6`
RGB	`rgb(178, 147, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 57.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 21.12, -21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 30.48, 313.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.985, 34.41, 58.003)`
Decimal	`11703238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B293C6, 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 #B293C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B293C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #B293C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b293c6; }
.text { color: #b293c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b293c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 147 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b293c6, #c693c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B293C6?: #B293C6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B293C6?: The RGB value is 178, 147, 198: 178 red, 147 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B293C6?: The complementary color is #A7C693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B293C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.