What color is #B795B9?

#B795B9 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 #B795B9?

The RGB value is 183, 149, 185: 183 red, 149 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B795B9?

The complementary color is #97B995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B795B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B795B9 color

#B795B9 rgb(183, 149, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B795B9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 58.4% green and 72.5% blue (183, 149, 185).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#B795B9 color codes

HEX	`#B795B9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 149, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 58.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 19.06, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 23.58, 323.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.032, 35.066, 50.602)`
Decimal	`12031417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B795B9, 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 #B795B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B795B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #B795B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b795b9; }
.text { color: #b795b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b795b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 149 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b795b9, #b995a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B795B9?: #B795B9 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 #B795B9?: The RGB value is 183, 149, 185: 183 red, 149 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B795B9?: The complementary color is #97B995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B795B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.