What color is #B396B5?

#B396B5 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 #B396B5?

The RGB value is 179, 150, 181: 179 red, 150 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B396B5?

The complementary color is #98B596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B396B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B396B5 color

#B396B5 rgb(179, 150, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B396B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.8% green and 71% blue (179, 150, 181).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#B396B5 color codes

HEX	`#B396B5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 150, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, 16.34, -12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 20.32, 323.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.836, 34.733, 48.418)`
Decimal	`11769525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B396B5, 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 #B396B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B396B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #B396B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b396b5; }
.text { color: #b396b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b396b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 150 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b396b5, #b596a8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B396B5?: #B396B5 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 #B396B5?: The RGB value is 179, 150, 181: 179 red, 150 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B396B5?: The complementary color is #98B596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B396B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.