What color is #B399DF?

#B399DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B399DF?

The RGB value is 179, 153, 223: 179 red, 153 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B399DF?

The complementary color is #C5DF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B399DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B399DF color

#B399DF rgb(179, 153, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B399DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60% green and 87.5% blue (179, 153, 223).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#B399DF color codes

HEX	`#B399DF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 153, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, 23.54, -31.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 39.72, 306.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.298, 37.694, 74.792)`
Decimal	`11770335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B399DF, 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 #B399DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B399DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #B399DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b399df; }
.text { color: #b399df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b399df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 153 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b399df, #d699df); }

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Questions

What color is #B399DF?: #B399DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B399DF?: The RGB value is 179, 153, 223: 179 red, 153 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B399DF?: The complementary color is #C5DF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B399DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.