What color is #B697BC?

#B697BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B697BC?

The RGB value is 182, 151, 188: 182 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B697BC?

The complementary color is #9DBC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B697BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B697BC color

#B697BC rgb(182, 151, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B697BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 59.2% green and 73.7% blue (182, 151, 188).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#B697BC color codes

HEX	`#B697BC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 151, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 59.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.3, 18.19, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.3, 23.46, 320.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.434, 35.71, 52.383)`
Decimal	`11966396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B697BC, 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 #B697BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B697BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #B697BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b697bc; }
.text { color: #b697bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b697bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 151 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b697bc, #bc97b0); }

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Questions

What color is #B697BC?: #B697BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B697BC?: The RGB value is 182, 151, 188: 182 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B697BC?: The complementary color is #9DBC97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B697BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.