What color is #B39BCD?

#B39BCD 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 #B39BCD?

The RGB value is 179, 155, 205: 179 red, 155 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39BCD?

The complementary color is #B5CD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39BCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39BCD color

#B39BCD rgb(179, 155, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39BCD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.8% green and 80.4% blue (179, 155, 205).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B39BCD color codes

HEX	`#B39BCD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 155, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, 18.45, -22.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 28.97, 309.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.329, 37.434, 62.794)`
Decimal	`11770829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39BCD, 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 #B39BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B39BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39bcd; }
.text { color: #b39bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 155 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39bcd, #cc9bcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B39BCD?: #B39BCD 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 #B39BCD?: The RGB value is 179, 155, 205: 179 red, 155 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39BCD?: The complementary color is #B5CD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39BCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.