What color is #B79DBB?

#B79DBB 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 #B79DBB?

The RGB value is 183, 157, 187: 183 red, 157 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79DBB?

The complementary color is #A1BB9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79DBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79DBB color

#B79DBB rgb(183, 157, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79DBB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.6% green and 73.3% blue (183, 157, 187).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#B79DBB color codes

HEX	`#B79DBB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 157, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.85, 14.99, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.85, 19.15, 321.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.554, 37.77, 52.158)`
Decimal	`12033467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79DBB, 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 #B79DBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79DBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #B79DBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79dbb; }
.text { color: #b79dbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79dbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 157 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79dbb, #bb9db0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B79DBB?: #B79DBB 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 #B79DBB?: The RGB value is 183, 157, 187: 183 red, 157 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79DBB?: The complementary color is #A1BB9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79DBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.