What color is #B69CC3?

#B69CC3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69CC3?

The RGB value is 182, 156, 195: 182 red, 156 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69CC3?

The complementary color is #A9C39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69CC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69CC3 color

#B69CC3 rgb(182, 156, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B69CC3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 61.2% green and 76.5% blue (182, 156, 195).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#B69CC3 color codes

HEX	`#B69CC3`
RGB	`rgb(182, 156, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 61.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, 16.8, -16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 23.54, 315.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.029, 37.663, 56.727)`
Decimal	`11967683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69CC3, 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 #B69CC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69CC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #B69CC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69cc3; }
.text { color: #b69cc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69cc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 156 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69cc3, #c39cbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B69CC3?: #B69CC3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69CC3?: The RGB value is 182, 156, 195: 182 red, 156 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69CC3?: The complementary color is #A9C39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69CC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.