What color is #B69DB3?

#B69DB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69DB3?

The RGB value is 182, 157, 179: 182 red, 157 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69DB3?

The complementary color is #9DB6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69DB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69DB3 color

#B69DB3 rgb(182, 157, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B69DB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 61.6% green and 70.2% blue (182, 157, 179).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#B69DB3 color codes

HEX	`#B69DB3`
RGB	`rgb(182, 157, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 61.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 13.11, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 15.35, 328.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.484, 37.314, 47.761)`
Decimal	`11967923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69DB3, 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 #B69DB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69DB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #B69DB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69db3; }
.text { color: #b69db3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69db3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 157 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69db3, #b69da6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B69DB3?: #B69DB3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69DB3?: The RGB value is 182, 157, 179: 182 red, 157 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69DB3?: The complementary color is #9DB6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69DB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.