What color is #B397B1?

#B397B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B397B1?

The RGB value is 179, 151, 177: 179 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B397B1?

The complementary color is #97B399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B397B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B397B1 color

#B397B1 rgb(179, 151, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B397B1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.2% green and 69.4% blue (179, 151, 177).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#B397B1 color codes

HEX	`#B397B1`
RGB	`rgb(179, 151, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 59.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, 15.02, -9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 17.84, 327.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.592, 34.892, 46.341)`
Decimal	`11769777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B397B1, 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 #B397B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B397B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #B397B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b397b1; }
.text { color: #b397b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b397b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 151 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b397b1, #b397a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B397B1?: #B397B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B397B1?: The RGB value is 179, 151, 177: 179 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B397B1?: The complementary color is #97B399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B397B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.