What color is #B98BD1?

#B98BD1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98BD1?

The RGB value is 185, 139, 209: 185 red, 139 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98BD1?

The complementary color is #A3D18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98BD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98BD1 color

#B98BD1 rgb(185, 139, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B98BD1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 54.5% green and 82% blue (185, 139, 209).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#B98BD1 color codes

HEX	`#B98BD1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 139, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 54.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, 30.16, -29.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 42.06, 315.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.747, 33.384, 64.606)`
Decimal	`12159953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98BD1, 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 #B98BD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98BD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #B98BD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98bd1; }
.text { color: #b98bd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98bd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 139 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98bd1, #d18bc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B98BD1?: #B98BD1 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98BD1?: The RGB value is 185, 139, 209: 185 red, 139 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98BD1?: The complementary color is #A3D18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98BD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.