What color is #B690BE?

#B690BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B690BE?

The RGB value is 182, 144, 190: 182 red, 144 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B690BE?

The complementary color is #98BE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B690BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B690BE color

#B690BE rgb(182, 144, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B690BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 56.5% green and 74.5% blue (182, 144, 190).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#B690BE color codes

HEX	`#B690BE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 144, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 56.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.65, 22.5, -18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.65, 29.08, 320.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.558, 33.61, 53.161)`
Decimal	`11964606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B690BE, 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 #B690BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B690BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #B690BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b690be; }
.text { color: #b690be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b690be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 144 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b690be, #be90af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B690BE?: #B690BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B690BE?: The RGB value is 182, 144, 190: 182 red, 144 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B690BE?: The complementary color is #98BE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B690BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.