What color is #B896CC?

#B896CC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B896CC?

The RGB value is 184, 150, 204: 184 red, 150 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B896CC?

The complementary color is #AACC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B896CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B896CC color

#B896CC rgb(184, 150, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B896CC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.8% green and 80% blue (184, 150, 204).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#B896CC color codes

HEX	`#B896CC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 150, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, 22.65, -22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 32.26, 314.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.571, 36.363, 61.944)`
Decimal	`12097228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B896CC, 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 #B896CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B896CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #B896CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b896cc; }
.text { color: #b896cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b896cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 150 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b896cc, #cc96c5); }

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Questions

What color is #B896CC?: #B896CC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B896CC?: The RGB value is 184, 150, 204: 184 red, 150 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B896CC?: The complementary color is #AACC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B896CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.