What color is #B89BDF?

#B89BDF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89BDF?

The RGB value is 184, 155, 223: 184 red, 155 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89BDF?

The complementary color is #C2DF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89BDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89BDF color

#B89BDF rgb(184, 155, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B89BDF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60.8% green and 87.5% blue (184, 155, 223).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#B89BDF color codes

HEX	`#B89BDF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 155, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, 23.95, -30.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 38.8, 308.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.805, 38.961, 74.957)`
Decimal	`12098527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89BDF, 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 #B89BDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89BDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #B89BDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89bdf; }
.text { color: #b89bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89bdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 155 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89bdf, #da9bdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B89BDF?: #B89BDF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89BDF?: The RGB value is 184, 155, 223: 184 red, 155 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89BDF?: The complementary color is #C2DF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89BDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.