What color is #B69FB6?

#B69FB6 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 #B69FB6?

The RGB value is 182, 159, 182: 182 red, 159 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69FB6?

The complementary color is #9FB69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69FB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69FB6 color

#B69FB6 rgb(182, 159, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B69FB6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 62.4% green and 71.4% blue (182, 159, 182).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B69FB6 color codes

HEX	`#B69FB6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 159, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 62.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.11, 12.57, -8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.11, 15.32, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.132, 38.119, 49.491)`
Decimal	`11968438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69FB6, 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 #B69FB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69FB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B69FB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69fb6; }
.text { color: #b69fb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69fb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 159 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69fb6, #b69fab); }

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Questions

What color is #B69FB6?: #B69FB6 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 #B69FB6?: The RGB value is 182, 159, 182: 182 red, 159 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69FB6?: The complementary color is #9FB69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69FB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.