What color is #B699CA?

#B699CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B699CA?

The RGB value is 182, 153, 202: 182 red, 153 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B699CA?

The complementary color is #ADCA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B699CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B699CA color

#B699CA rgb(182, 153, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B699CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60% green and 79.2% blue (182, 153, 202).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#B699CA color codes

HEX	`#B699CA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 153, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, 19.91, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 29.05, 313.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.341, 36.992, 60.828)`
Decimal	`11966922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B699CA, 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 #B699CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B699CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #B699CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b699ca; }
.text { color: #b699ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b699ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 153 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b699ca, #ca99c6); }

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Questions

What color is #B699CA?: #B699CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B699CA?: The RGB value is 182, 153, 202: 182 red, 153 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B699CA?: The complementary color is #ADCA99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B699CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.