What color is #B89BCC?

#B89BCC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89BCC?

The RGB value is 184, 155, 204: 184 red, 155 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89BCC?

The complementary color is #AFCC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89BCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89BCC color

#B89BCC rgb(184, 155, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B89BCC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60.8% green and 80% blue (184, 155, 204).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B89BCC color codes

HEX	`#B89BCC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 155, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, 19.86, -21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 28.99, 313.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.386, 37.993, 62.216)`
Decimal	`12098508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89BCC, 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 #B89BCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89BCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B89BCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89bcc; }
.text { color: #b89bcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89bcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 155 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89bcc, #cc9bc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B89BCC?: #B89BCC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89BCC?: The RGB value is 184, 155, 204: 184 red, 155 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89BCC?: The complementary color is #AFCC9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89BCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.