What color is #B395FF?

#B395FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B395FF?

The RGB value is 179, 149, 255: 179 red, 149 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B395FF?

The complementary color is #E1FF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B395FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B395FF color

#B395FF rgb(179, 149, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B395FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.4% green and 100% blue (179, 149, 255).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#B395FF color codes

HEX	`#B395FF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 149, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 42%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 42%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, 33.36, -48.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 59.14, 304.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.383, 38.298, 99.484)`
Decimal	`11769343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B395FF, 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 #B395FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B395FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #B395FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b395ff; }
.text { color: #b395ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b395ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 149 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b395ff, #e895ff); }

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Questions

What color is #B395FF?: #B395FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B395FF?: The RGB value is 179, 149, 255: 179 red, 149 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B395FF?: The complementary color is #E1FF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B395FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.