What color is #B987C1?

#B987C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B987C1?

The RGB value is 185, 135, 193: 185 red, 135 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B987C1?

The complementary color is #8FC187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B987C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B987C1 color

#B987C1 rgb(185, 135, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B987C1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 52.9% green and 75.7% blue (185, 135, 193).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#B987C1 color codes

HEX	`#B987C1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 135, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 52.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.92, 29.12, -22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.92, 36.94, 322.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.296, 31.494, 54.503)`
Decimal	`12158913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B987C1, 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 #B987C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B987C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #B987C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b987c1; }
.text { color: #b987c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b987c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 135 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b987c1, #c187ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B987C1?: #B987C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B987C1?: The RGB value is 185, 135, 193: 185 red, 135 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B987C1?: The complementary color is #8FC187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B987C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.