What color is #B397BA?

#B397BA 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 #B397BA?

The RGB value is 179, 151, 186: 179 red, 151 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B397BA?

The complementary color is #9EBA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B397BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B397BA color

#B397BA rgb(179, 151, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B397BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.2% green and 72.9% blue (179, 151, 186).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#B397BA color codes

HEX	`#B397BA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 151, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 59.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, 16.77, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 22, 319.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.519, 35.263, 51.222)`
Decimal	`11769786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B397BA, 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 #B397BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B397BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #B397BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b397ba; }
.text { color: #b397ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b397ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 151 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b397ba, #ba97b0); }

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Questions

What color is #B397BA?: #B397BA 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 #B397BA?: The RGB value is 179, 151, 186: 179 red, 151 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B397BA?: The complementary color is #9EBA97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B397BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.