What color is #B983BF?

#B983BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B983BF?

The RGB value is 185, 131, 191: 185 red, 131 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B983BF?

The complementary color is #89BF83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B983BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B983BF color

#B983BF rgb(185, 131, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B983BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 51.4% green and 74.9% blue (185, 131, 191).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#B983BF color codes

HEX	`#B983BF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 131, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 51.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.92, 30.94, -23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.92, 38.63, 323.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.527, 30.31, 53.154)`
Decimal	`12157887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B983BF, 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 #B983BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B983BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #B983BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b983bf; }
.text { color: #b983bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b983bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 131 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b983bf, #bf83a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B983BF?: #B983BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B983BF?: The RGB value is 185, 131, 191: 185 red, 131 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B983BF?: The complementary color is #89BF83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B983BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.