What color is #B795C0?

#B795C0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B795C0?

The RGB value is 183, 149, 192: 183 red, 149 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B795C0?

The complementary color is #9EC095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B795C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B795C0 color

#B795C0 rgb(183, 149, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B795C0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 58.4% green and 75.3% blue (183, 149, 192).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#B795C0 color codes

HEX	`#B795C0`
RGB	`rgb(183, 149, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 58.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.03, 20.44, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.03, 26.87, 319.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.789, 35.369, 54.59)`
Decimal	`12031424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B795C0, 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 #B795C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B795C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #B795C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b795c0; }
.text { color: #b795c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b795c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 149 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b795c0, #c095b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B795C0?: #B795C0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B795C0?: The RGB value is 183, 149, 192: 183 red, 149 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B795C0?: The complementary color is #9EC095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B795C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.