What color is #B29BB9?

#B29BB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29BB9?

The RGB value is 178, 155, 185: 178 red, 155 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29BB9?

The complementary color is #A2B99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29BB9 color

#B29BB9 rgb(178, 155, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B29BB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.8% green and 72.5% blue (178, 155, 185).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B29BB9 color codes

HEX	`#B29BB9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 155, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, 13.99, -12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 18.68, 318.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.837, 36.411, 50.872)`
Decimal	`11705273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29BB9, 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 #B29BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B29BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29bb9; }
.text { color: #b29bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 155 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29bb9, #b99bb1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B29BB9?: #B29BB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29BB9?: The RGB value is 178, 155, 185: 178 red, 155 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29BB9?: The complementary color is #A2B99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.