What color is #B29BC9?

#B29BC9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29BC9?

The RGB value is 178, 155, 201: 178 red, 155 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29BC9?

The complementary color is #B2C99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29BC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29BC9 color

#B29BC9 rgb(178, 155, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B29BC9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.8% green and 78.8% blue (178, 155, 201).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#B29BC9 color codes

HEX	`#B29BC9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 155, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 17.27, -20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 26.79, 310.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.622, 37.125, 60.273)`
Decimal	`11705289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29BC9, 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 #B29BC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29BC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #B29BC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29bc9; }
.text { color: #b29bc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29bc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 155 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29bc9, #c99bc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B29BC9?: #B29BC9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29BC9?: The RGB value is 178, 155, 201: 178 red, 155 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29BC9?: The complementary color is #B2C99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29BC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.