What color is #B39EB7?

#B39EB7 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 #B39EB7?

The RGB value is 179, 158, 183: 179 red, 158 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39EB7?

The complementary color is #A2B79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39EB7?

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.

#B39EB7 color

#B39EB7 rgb(179, 158, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39EB7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62% green and 71.8% blue (179, 158, 183).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B39EB7 color codes

HEX	`#B39EB7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 158, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.62, 12.27, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.62, 15.88, 320.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.363, 37.457, 49.947)`
Decimal	`11771575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39EB7, 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 #B39EB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39EB7 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 #B39EB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39eb7; }
.text { color: #b39eb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39eb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 158 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39eb7, #b79eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B39EB7?: #B39EB7 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 #B39EB7?: The RGB value is 179, 158, 183: 179 red, 158 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39EB7?: The complementary color is #A2B79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39EB7?: 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.