What color is #B39ABE?

#B39ABE 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 #B39ABE?

The RGB value is 179, 154, 190: 179 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39ABE?

The complementary color is #A5BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39ABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39ABE color

#B39ABE rgb(179, 154, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39ABE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.4% green and 74.5% blue (179, 154, 190).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B39ABE color codes

HEX	`#B39ABE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 154, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, 15.89, -15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 21.96, 316.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.439, 36.413, 53.656)`
Decimal	`11770558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39ABE, 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 #B39ABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39ABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B39ABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39abe; }
.text { color: #b39abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39abe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 154 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39abe, #be9ab7); }

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Questions

What color is #B39ABE?: #B39ABE 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 #B39ABE?: The RGB value is 179, 154, 190: 179 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39ABE?: The complementary color is #A5BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39ABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.