What color is #B39DB1?

#B39DB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39DB1?

The RGB value is 179, 157, 177: 179 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39DB1?

The complementary color is #9DB39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39DB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39DB1 color

#B39DB1 rgb(179, 157, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39DB1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.6% green and 69.4% blue (179, 157, 177).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#B39DB1 color codes

HEX	`#B39DB1`
RGB	`rgb(179, 157, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 61.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, 11.67, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 13.81, 327.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.582, 36.873, 46.671)`
Decimal	`11771313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39DB1, 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 #B39DB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39DB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #B39DB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39db1; }
.text { color: #b39db1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39db1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 157 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39db1, #b39da6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B39DB1?: #B39DB1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39DB1?: The RGB value is 179, 157, 177: 179 red, 157 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39DB1?: The complementary color is #9DB39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39DB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.