What color is #B79CB4?

#B79CB4 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 #B79CB4?

The RGB value is 183, 156, 180: 183 red, 156 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79CB4?

The complementary color is #9CB79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79CB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79CB4 color

#B79CB4 rgb(183, 156, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79CB4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green and 70.6% blue (183, 156, 180).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#B79CB4 color codes

HEX	`#B79CB4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 156, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.38, 14.21, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.38, 16.67, 328.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.654, 37.14, 48.251)`
Decimal	`12033204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79CB4, 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 #B79CB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79CB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #B79CB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79cb4; }
.text { color: #b79cb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79cb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 156 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79cb4, #b79ca7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B79CB4?: #B79CB4 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 #B79CB4?: The RGB value is 183, 156, 180: 183 red, 156 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79CB4?: The complementary color is #9CB79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79CB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.