What color is #B39CC3?

#B39CC3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39CC3?

The RGB value is 179, 156, 195: 179 red, 156 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39CC3?

The complementary color is #ACC39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39CC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39CC3 color

#B39CC3 rgb(179, 156, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39CC3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.2% green and 76.5% blue (179, 156, 195).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#B39CC3 color codes

HEX	`#B39CC3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 156, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 61.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, 15.79, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 23.15, 313)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.328, 37.301, 56.695)`
Decimal	`11771075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39CC3, 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 #B39CC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39CC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #B39CC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39cc3; }
.text { color: #b39cc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39cc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 156 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39cc3, #c39cc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B39CC3?: #B39CC3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39CC3?: The RGB value is 179, 156, 195: 179 red, 156 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39CC3?: The complementary color is #ACC39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39CC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.