What color is #B29FB1?

#B29FB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29FB1?

The RGB value is 178, 159, 177: 178 red, 159 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29FB1?

The complementary color is #9FB2A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29FB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29FB1 color

#B29FB1 rgb(178, 159, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29FB1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.4% green and 69.4% blue (178, 159, 177).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B29FB1 color codes

HEX	`#B29FB1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 159, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, 10.21, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 12.25, 326.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.693, 37.436, 46.774)`
Decimal	`11706289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29FB1, 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 #B29FB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29FB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B29FB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29fb1; }
.text { color: #b29fb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29fb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 159 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29fb1, #b29fa8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B29FB1?: #B29FB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29FB1?: The RGB value is 178, 159, 177: 178 red, 159 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29FB1?: The complementary color is #9FB2A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29FB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.