What color is #B29ABC?

#B29ABC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29ABC?

The RGB value is 178, 154, 188: 178 red, 154 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29ABC?

The complementary color is #A4BC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29ABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29ABC color

#B29ABC rgb(178, 154, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B29ABC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.4% green and 73.7% blue (178, 154, 188).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#B29ABC color codes

HEX	`#B29ABC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 154, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 15.15, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 20.82, 316.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.991, 36.207, 52.502)`
Decimal	`11705020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29ABC, 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 #B29ABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29ABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #B29ABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29abc; }
.text { color: #b29abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29abc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 154 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29abc, #bc9ab5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B29ABC?: #B29ABC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29ABC?: The RGB value is 178, 154, 188: 178 red, 154 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29ABC?: The complementary color is #A4BC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29ABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.