What color is #B35DBB?

#B35DBB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B35DBB?

The RGB value is 179, 93, 187: 179 red, 93 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B35DBB?

The complementary color is #65BB5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B35DBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B35DBB color

#B35DBB rgb(179, 93, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B35DBB is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 36.5% green and 73.3% blue (179, 93, 187).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 41% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#B35DBB color codes

HEX	`#B35DBB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 93, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 36.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 41%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 50%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, 48.71, -34.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 59.87, 324.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.474, 21.002, 49.4)`
Decimal	`11754939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B35DBB, 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 #B35DBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B35DBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B35DBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b35dbb; }
.text { color: #b35dbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b35dbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 93 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b35dbb, #bb5d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B35DBB?: #B35DBB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B35DBB?: The RGB value is 179, 93, 187: 179 red, 93 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B35DBB?: The complementary color is #65BB5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B35DBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.