What color is #B393B0?

#B393B0 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 #B393B0?

The RGB value is 179, 147, 176: 179 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B393B0?

The complementary color is #93B396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B393B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B393B0 color

#B393B0 rgb(179, 147, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B393B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 57.6% green and 69% blue (179, 147, 176).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#B393B0 color codes

HEX	`#B393B0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 147, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 57.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, 17.06, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 20.1, 328.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.86, 33.587, 45.607)`
Decimal	`11768752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B393B0, 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 #B393B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B393B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #B393B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b393b0; }
.text { color: #b393b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b393b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 147 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b393b0, #b393a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B393B0?: #B393B0 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 #B393B0?: The RGB value is 179, 147, 176: 179 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B393B0?: The complementary color is #93B396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B393B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.