What color is #B79AB3?

#B79AB3 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 #B79AB3?

The RGB value is 183, 154, 179: 183 red, 154 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79AB3?

The complementary color is #9AB79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79AB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79AB3 color

#B79AB3 rgb(183, 154, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79AB3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 60.4% green and 70.2% blue (183, 154, 179).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B79AB3 color codes

HEX	`#B79AB3`
RGB	`rgb(183, 154, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 60.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, 15.13, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 17.58, 329.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.22, 36.434, 47.605)`
Decimal	`12032691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79AB3, 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 #B79AB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79AB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B79AB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79ab3; }
.text { color: #b79ab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79ab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 154 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79ab3, #b79aa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B79AB3?: #B79AB3 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 #B79AB3?: The RGB value is 183, 154, 179: 183 red, 154 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79AB3?: The complementary color is #9AB79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79AB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.