What color is #B98ABC?

#B98ABC 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 #B98ABC?

The RGB value is 185, 138, 188: 185 red, 138 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98ABC?

The complementary color is #8DBC8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98ABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98ABC color

#B98ABC rgb(185, 138, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B98ABC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 54.1% green and 73.7% blue (185, 138, 188).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#B98ABC color codes

HEX	`#B98ABC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 138, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 54.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 27%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, 26.46, -19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 32.64, 324.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.172, 32.123, 51.757)`
Decimal	`12159676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98ABC, 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 #B98ABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98ABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #B98ABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98abc; }
.text { color: #b98abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98abc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 138 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98abc, #bc8aa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B98ABC?: #B98ABC 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 #B98ABC?: The RGB value is 185, 138, 188: 185 red, 138 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98ABC?: The complementary color is #8DBC8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98ABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.