What color is #B39FBE?

#B39FBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39FBE?

The RGB value is 179, 159, 190: 179 red, 159 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39FBE?

The complementary color is #AABE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39FBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39FBE color

#B39FBE rgb(179, 159, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39FBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 62.4% green and 74.5% blue (179, 159, 190).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B39FBE color codes

HEX	`#B39FBE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 159, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 62.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, 13.1, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 18.64, 314.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.281, 38.098, 53.937)`
Decimal	`11771838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39FBE, 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 #B39FBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39FBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B39FBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39fbe; }
.text { color: #b39fbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39fbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 159 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39fbe, #be9fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B39FBE?: #B39FBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39FBE?: The RGB value is 179, 159, 190: 179 red, 159 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39FBE?: The complementary color is #AABE9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39FBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.