What color is #B39CCB?

#B39CCB 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 #B39CCB?

The RGB value is 179, 156, 203: 179 red, 156 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39CCB?

The complementary color is #B4CB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39CCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39CCB color

#B39CCB rgb(179, 156, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39CCB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.2% green and 79.6% blue (179, 156, 203).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 8.53:1).

#B39CCB color codes

HEX	`#B39CCB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 156, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 61.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, 17.46, -20.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 27.28, 309.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.256, 37.673, 61.586)`
Decimal	`11771083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39CCB, 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 #B39CCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39CCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #B39CCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39ccb; }
.text { color: #b39ccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39ccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 156 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39ccb, #ca9ccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B39CCB?: #B39CCB 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 #B39CCB?: The RGB value is 179, 156, 203: 179 red, 156 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39CCB?: The complementary color is #B4CB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39CCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.