What color is #B694DA?

#B694DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B694DA?

The RGB value is 182, 148, 218: 182 red, 148 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B694DA?

The complementary color is #B8DA94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B694DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B694DA color

#B694DA rgb(182, 148, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B694DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 58% green and 85.5% blue (182, 148, 218).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#B694DA color codes

HEX	`#B694DA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 148, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 58%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, 26.14, -30.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 40.52, 310.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.534, 36.187, 71.06)`
Decimal	`11965658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B694DA, 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 #B694DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B694DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #B694DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b694da; }
.text { color: #b694da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b694da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 148 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b694da, #d994da); }

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Questions

What color is #B694DA?: #B694DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B694DA?: The RGB value is 182, 148, 218: 182 red, 148 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B694DA?: The complementary color is #B8DA94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B694DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.