What color is #B69BBB?

#B69BBB 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 #B69BBB?

The RGB value is 182, 155, 187: 182 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69BBB?

The complementary color is #A0BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69BBB?

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.

#B69BBB color

#B69BBB rgb(182, 155, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B69BBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60.8% green and 73.3% blue (182, 155, 187).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B69BBB color codes

HEX	`#B69BBB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 155, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, 15.76, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 20.31, 320.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.981, 36.976, 52.035)`
Decimal	`11967419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69BBB, 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 #B69BBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69BBB 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 #B69BBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69bbb; }
.text { color: #b69bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69bbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 155 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69bbb, #bb9bb0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B69BBB?: #B69BBB 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 #B69BBB?: The RGB value is 182, 155, 187: 182 red, 155 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69BBB?: The complementary color is #A0BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69BBB?: 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.