What color is #B79BBF?

#B79BBF 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 #B79BBF?

The RGB value is 183, 155, 191: 183 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79BBF?

The complementary color is #A3BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79BBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79BBF color

#B79BBF rgb(183, 155, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79BBF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 60.8% green and 74.9% blue (183, 155, 191).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#B79BBF color codes

HEX	`#B79BBF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 155, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 60.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.48, 16.89, -14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.48, 22.39, 318.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.652, 37.272, 54.333)`
Decimal	`12032959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79BBF, 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 #B79BBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79BBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #B79BBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79bbf; }
.text { color: #b79bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79bbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 155 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79bbf, #bf9bb5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B79BBF?: #B79BBF 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 #B79BBF?: The RGB value is 183, 155, 191: 183 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79BBF?: The complementary color is #A3BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79BBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.