What color is #B98AE8?

#B98AE8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98AE8?

The RGB value is 185, 138, 232: 185 red, 138 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98AE8?

The complementary color is #B9E88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98AE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98AE8 color

#B98AE8 rgb(185, 138, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B98AE8 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 54.1% green and 91% blue (185, 138, 232).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#B98AE8 color codes

HEX	`#B98AE8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 138, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 54.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, 35.73, -40.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 54.33, 311.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.659, 34.318, 80.652)`
Decimal	`12159720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98AE8, 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 #B98AE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98AE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #B98AE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98ae8; }
.text { color: #b98ae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98ae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 138 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98ae8, #e88ae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B98AE8?: #B98AE8 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98AE8?: The RGB value is 185, 138, 232: 185 red, 138 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98AE8?: The complementary color is #B9E88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98AE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.