What color is #B993DF?

#B993DF 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 #B993DF?

The RGB value is 185, 147, 223: 185 red, 147 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B993DF?

The complementary color is #B9DF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B993DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B993DF color

#B993DF rgb(185, 147, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B993DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 57.6% green and 87.5% blue (185, 147, 223).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B993DF color codes

HEX	`#B993DF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 147, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 57.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 34%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, 28.72, -33.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 43.99, 310.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.758, 36.51, 74.54)`
Decimal	`12162015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B993DF, 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 #B993DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B993DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B993DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b993df; }
.text { color: #b993df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b993df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 147 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b993df, #df93df); }

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Questions

What color is #B993DF?: #B993DF 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 #B993DF?: The RGB value is 185, 147, 223: 185 red, 147 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B993DF?: The complementary color is #B9DF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B993DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.