What color is #B397B3?

#B397B3 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 #B397B3?

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

What is the complementary color of #B397B3?

The complementary color is #97B397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B397B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B397B3 color

#B397B3 rgb(179, 151, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B397B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#B397B3 color codes

HEX	`#B397B3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 151, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 59.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, 15.4, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 18.73, 325.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.793, 34.972, 47.399)`
Decimal	`11769779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B397B3, 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 #B397B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B397B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #B397B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b397b3; }
.text { color: #b397b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b397b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 151 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b397b3, #b397a5); }

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Questions

What color is #B397B3?: #B397B3 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 #B397B3?: The RGB value is 179, 151, 179: 179 red, 151 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B397B3?: The complementary color is #97B397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B397B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.