What color is #B989BB?

#B989BB 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 #B989BB?

The RGB value is 185, 137, 187: 185 red, 137 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B989BB?

The complementary color is #8BBB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B989BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B989BB color

#B989BB rgb(185, 137, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B989BB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 53.7% green and 73.3% blue (185, 137, 187).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#B989BB color codes

HEX	`#B989BB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 137, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 53.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.17, 26.83, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.17, 32.85, 324.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.922, 31.795, 51.143)`
Decimal	`12159419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B989BB, 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 #B989BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B989BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #B989BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b989bb; }
.text { color: #b989bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b989bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 137 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b989bb, #bb89a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B989BB?: #B989BB 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 #B989BB?: The RGB value is 185, 137, 187: 185 red, 137 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B989BB?: The complementary color is #8BBB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B989BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.