What color is #B396BB?

#B396BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B396BB?

The RGB value is 179, 150, 187: 179 red, 150 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B396BB?

The complementary color is #9EBB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B396BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B396BB color

#B396BB rgb(179, 150, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B396BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.8% green and 73.3% blue (179, 150, 187).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#B396BB color codes

HEX	`#B396BB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 150, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 17.53, -15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 23.16, 319.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.465, 34.985, 51.73)`
Decimal	`11769531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B396BB, 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 #B396BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B396BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #B396BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b396bb; }
.text { color: #b396bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b396bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 150 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b396bb, #bb96b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B396BB?: #B396BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B396BB?: The RGB value is 179, 150, 187: 179 red, 150 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B396BB?: The complementary color is #9EBB96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B396BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.