What color is #B79CBF?

#B79CBF 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 #B79CBF?

The RGB value is 183, 156, 191: 183 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79CBF?

The complementary color is #A4BF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79CBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79CBF color

#B79CBF rgb(183, 156, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79CBF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green and 74.9% blue (183, 156, 191).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#B79CBF color codes

HEX	`#B79CBF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 156, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, 16.33, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 21.73, 318.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.819, 37.606, 54.389)`
Decimal	`12033215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79CBF, 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 #B79CBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79CBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #B79CBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79cbf; }
.text { color: #b79cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79cbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 156 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79cbf, #bf9cb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B79CBF?: #B79CBF 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 #B79CBF?: The RGB value is 183, 156, 191: 183 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79CBF?: The complementary color is #A4BF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79CBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.