What color is #B89FBF?

#B89FBF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89FBF?

The RGB value is 184, 159, 191: 184 red, 159 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89FBF?

The complementary color is #A6BF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89FBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89FBF color

#B89FBF rgb(184, 159, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B89FBF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62.4% green and 74.9% blue (184, 159, 191).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#B89FBF color codes

HEX	`#B89FBF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 159, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, 15.01, -13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 19.89, 318.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.568, 38.749, 54.57)`
Decimal	`12099519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89FBF, 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 #B89FBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89FBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #B89FBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89fbf; }
.text { color: #b89fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89fbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 159 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89fbf, #bf9fb6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B89FBF?: #B89FBF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89FBF?: The RGB value is 184, 159, 191: 184 red, 159 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89FBF?: The complementary color is #A6BF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89FBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.