What color is #B29FB9?

#B29FB9 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 #B29FB9?

The RGB value is 178, 159, 185: 178 red, 159 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29FB9?

The complementary color is #A6B99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29FB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29FB9 color

#B29FB9 rgb(178, 159, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B29FB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.4% green and 72.5% blue (178, 159, 185).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#B29FB9 color codes

HEX	`#B29FB9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 159, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, 11.76, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 16.01, 317.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.514, 37.764, 51.097)`
Decimal	`11706297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29FB9, 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 #B29FB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29FB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #B29FB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29fb9; }
.text { color: #b29fb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29fb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 159 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29fb9, #b99fb3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B29FB9?: #B29FB9 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 #B29FB9?: The RGB value is 178, 159, 185: 178 red, 159 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29FB9?: The complementary color is #A6B99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29FB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.