What color is #B499BD?

#B499BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B499BD?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 189: 180 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B499BD?

The complementary color is #A2BD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B499BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B499BD color

#B499BD rgb(180, 153, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B499BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 74.1% blue (180, 153, 189).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#B499BD color codes

HEX	`#B499BD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.64, 16.59, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.64, 22.28, 318.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.398, 36.16, 53.038)`
Decimal	`11835837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B499BD, 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 #B499BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B499BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #B499BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b499bd; }
.text { color: #b499bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b499bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b499bd, #bd99b4); }

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Questions

What color is #B499BD?: #B499BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B499BD?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 189: 180 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B499BD?: The complementary color is #A2BD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B499BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.