What color is #B89DCA?

#B89DCA 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 #B89DCA?

The RGB value is 184, 157, 202: 184 red, 157 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89DCA?

The complementary color is #AFCA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89DCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89DCA color

#B89DCA rgb(184, 157, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B89DCA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 61.6% green and 79.2% blue (184, 157, 202).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#B89DCA color codes

HEX	`#B89DCA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 157, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 61.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 22%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, 18.34, -19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 26.66, 313.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.483, 38.569, 61.072)`
Decimal	`12099018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89DCA, 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 #B89DCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89DCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #B89DCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89dca; }
.text { color: #b89dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89dca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 157 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89dca, #ca9dc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B89DCA?: #B89DCA 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 #B89DCA?: The RGB value is 184, 157, 202: 184 red, 157 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89DCA?: The complementary color is #AFCA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89DCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.