What color is #B39BC6?

#B39BC6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39BC6?

The RGB value is 179, 155, 198: 179 red, 155 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39BC6?

The complementary color is #AEC69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39BC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39BC6 color

#B39BC6 rgb(179, 155, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39BC6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.8% green and 77.6% blue (179, 155, 198).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#B39BC6 color codes

HEX	`#B39BC6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 155, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, 16.97, -18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 25.34, 312.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.503, 37.104, 58.443)`
Decimal	`11770822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39BC6, 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 #B39BC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39BC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #B39BC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39bc6; }
.text { color: #b39bc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39bc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 155 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39bc6, #c69bc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B39BC6?: #B39BC6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39BC6?: The RGB value is 179, 155, 198: 179 red, 155 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39BC6?: The complementary color is #AEC69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39BC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.