What color is #B79DBF?

#B79DBF 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 #B79DBF?

The RGB value is 183, 157, 191: 183 red, 157 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79DBF?

The complementary color is #A5BF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79DBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79DBF color

#B79DBF rgb(183, 157, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B79DBF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.6% green and 74.9% blue (183, 157, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#B79DBF color codes

HEX	`#B79DBF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 157, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.98, 15.78, -13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.98, 21.06, 318.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.988, 37.943, 54.445)`
Decimal	`12033471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79DBF, 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 #B79DBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79DBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #B79DBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79dbf; }
.text { color: #b79dbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79dbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 157 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79dbf, #bf9db6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B79DBF?: #B79DBF 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 #B79DBF?: The RGB value is 183, 157, 191: 183 red, 157 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79DBF?: The complementary color is #A5BF9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79DBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.