What color is #B49DED?

#B49DED is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49DED?

The RGB value is 180, 157, 237: 180 red, 157 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49DED?

The complementary color is #D6ED9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49DED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49DED color

#B49DED rgb(180, 157, 237)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49DED is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.6% green and 92.9% blue (180, 157, 237).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 69% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#B49DED color codes

HEX	`#B49DED`
RGB	`rgb(180, 157, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 69%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, 24.83, -37.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 44.69, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.162, 39.931, 85.38)`
Decimal	`11836909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49DED, 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 #B49DED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49DED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #B49DED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49ded; }
.text { color: #b49ded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49ded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 157 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49ded, #dc9ded); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B49DED?: #B49DED is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49DED?: The RGB value is 180, 157, 237: 180 red, 157 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49DED?: The complementary color is #D6ED9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49DED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.