What color is #B89DC4?

#B89DC4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89DC4?

The RGB value is 184, 157, 196: 184 red, 157 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89DC4?

The complementary color is #A9C49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89DC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89DC4 color

#B89DC4 rgb(184, 157, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B89DC4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 61.6% green and 76.9% blue (184, 157, 196).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#B89DC4 color codes

HEX	`#B89DC4`
RGB	`rgb(184, 157, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 61.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, 17.11, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 23.66, 316.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.786, 38.29, 57.403)`
Decimal	`12099012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89DC4, 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 #B89DC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89DC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #B89DC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89dc4; }
.text { color: #b89dc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89dc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 157 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89dc4, #c49dbd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B89DC4?: #B89DC4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89DC4?: The RGB value is 184, 157, 196: 184 red, 157 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89DC4?: The complementary color is #A9C49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89DC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.