What color is #B49BD6?

#B49BD6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49BD6?

The RGB value is 180, 155, 214: 180 red, 155 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49BD6?

The complementary color is #BDD69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49BD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49BD6 color

#B49BD6 rgb(180, 155, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49BD6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.8% green and 83.9% blue (180, 155, 214).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B49BD6 color codes

HEX	`#B49BD6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 155, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, 20.72, -26.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 33.77, 307.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.679, 38.001, 68.692)`
Decimal	`11836374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49BD6, 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 #B49BD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49BD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B49BD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49bd6; }
.text { color: #b49bd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49bd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 155 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49bd6, #d29bd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B49BD6?: #B49BD6 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49BD6?: The RGB value is 180, 155, 214: 180 red, 155 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49BD6?: The complementary color is #BDD69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49BD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.