What color is #B79CC8?

#B79CC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79CC8?

The RGB value is 183, 156, 200: 183 red, 156 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79CC8?

The complementary color is #ADC89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79CC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79CC8 color

#B79CC8 rgb(183, 156, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79CC8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green and 78.4% blue (183, 156, 200).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B79CC8 color codes

HEX	`#B79CC8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 156, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, 18.15, -18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 26.18, 313.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.84, 38.015, 59.766)`
Decimal	`12033224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79CC8, 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 #B79CC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79CC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B79CC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79cc8; }
.text { color: #b79cc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79cc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 156 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79cc8, #c89cc3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B79CC8?: #B79CC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79CC8?: The RGB value is 183, 156, 200: 183 red, 156 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79CC8?: The complementary color is #ADC89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79CC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.