What color is #B390BB?

#B390BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B390BB?

The RGB value is 179, 144, 187: 179 red, 144 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B390BB?

The complementary color is #98BB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B390BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B390BB color

#B390BB rgb(179, 144, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B390BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.5% green and 73.3% blue (179, 144, 187).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#B390BB color codes

HEX	`#B390BB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 144, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 20.89, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 27.17, 320.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.532, 33.119, 51.419)`
Decimal	`11767995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B390BB, 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 #B390BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B390BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #B390BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b390bb; }
.text { color: #b390bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b390bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 144 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b390bb, #bb90ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B390BB?: #B390BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B390BB?: The RGB value is 179, 144, 187: 179 red, 144 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B390BB?: The complementary color is #98BB90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B390BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.