What color is #B897C6?

#B897C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B897C6?

The RGB value is 184, 151, 198: 184 red, 151 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B897C6?

The complementary color is #A5C697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B897C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B897C6 color

#B897C6 rgb(184, 151, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B897C6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 59.2% green and 77.6% blue (184, 151, 198).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B897C6 color codes

HEX	`#B897C6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 151, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 59.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, 20.86, -19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 28.61, 316.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.025, 36.401, 58.28)`
Decimal	`12097478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B897C6, 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 #B897C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B897C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B897C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b897c6; }
.text { color: #b897c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b897c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 151 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b897c6, #c697bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B897C6?: #B897C6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B897C6?: The RGB value is 184, 151, 198: 184 red, 151 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B897C6?: The complementary color is #A5C697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B897C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.