What color is #B893BE?

#B893BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B893BE?

The RGB value is 184, 147, 190: 184 red, 147 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B893BE?

The complementary color is #99BE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B893BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B893BE color

#B893BE rgb(184, 147, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B893BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 57.6% green and 74.5% blue (184, 147, 190).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#B893BE color codes

HEX	`#B893BE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 147, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 57.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, 21.49, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 27.41, 321.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.494, 34.776, 53.337)`
Decimal	`12096446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B893BE, 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 #B893BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B893BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #B893BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b893be; }
.text { color: #b893be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b893be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 147 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b893be, #be93af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B893BE?: #B893BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B893BE?: The RGB value is 184, 147, 190: 184 red, 147 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B893BE?: The complementary color is #99BE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B893BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.