What color is #B797BB?

#B797BB 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 #B797BB?

The RGB value is 183, 151, 187: 183 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B797BB?

The complementary color is #9BBB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B797BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B797BB color

#B797BB rgb(183, 151, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B797BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 59.2% green and 73.3% blue (183, 151, 187).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#B797BB color codes

HEX	`#B797BB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 151, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 59.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, 18.33, -14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 23.17, 322.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.564, 35.789, 51.828)`
Decimal	`12031931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B797BB, 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 #B797BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B797BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #B797BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b797bb; }
.text { color: #b797bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b797bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 151 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b797bb, #bb97ad); }

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Questions

What color is #B797BB?: #B797BB 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 #B797BB?: The RGB value is 183, 151, 187: 183 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B797BB?: The complementary color is #9BBB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B797BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.