What color is #B692DF?

#B692DF 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 #B692DF?

The RGB value is 182, 146, 223: 182 red, 146 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B692DF?

The complementary color is #BBDF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B692DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B692DF color

#B692DF rgb(182, 146, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B692DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 57.3% green and 87.5% blue (182, 146, 223).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 55% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#B692DF color codes

HEX	`#B692DF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 146, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 57.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 55%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 35%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, 28.37, -34.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 44.39, 309.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.887, 35.831, 74.454)`
Decimal	`11965151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B692DF, 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 #B692DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B692DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #B692DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b692df; }
.text { color: #b692df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b692df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 146 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b692df, #dd92df); }

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Questions

What color is #B692DF?: #B692DF 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 #B692DF?: The RGB value is 182, 146, 223: 182 red, 146 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B692DF?: The complementary color is #BBDF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B692DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.