What color is #B394DF?

#B394DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B394DF?

The RGB value is 179, 148, 223: 179 red, 148 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B394DF?

The complementary color is #C0DF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B394DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B394DF color

#B394DF rgb(179, 148, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B394DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58% green and 87.5% blue (179, 148, 223).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#B394DF color codes

HEX	`#B394DF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 148, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 34%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, 26.34, -33.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 42.9, 307.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.497, 36.091, 74.525)`
Decimal	`11769055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B394DF, 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 #B394DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B394DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #B394DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b394df; }
.text { color: #b394df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b394df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 148 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b394df, #d894df); }

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Questions

What color is #B394DF?: #B394DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B394DF?: The RGB value is 179, 148, 223: 179 red, 148 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B394DF?: The complementary color is #C0DF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B394DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.