What color is #B994D1?

#B994D1 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 #B994D1?

The RGB value is 185, 148, 209: 185 red, 148 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B994D1?

The complementary color is #ACD194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B994D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B994D1 color

#B994D1 rgb(185, 148, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B994D1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58% green and 82% blue (185, 148, 209).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 40% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#B994D1 color codes

HEX	`#B994D1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 148, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 40%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, 25.14, -26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 36.2, 313.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.104, 36.098, 65.059)`
Decimal	`12162257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B994D1, 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 #B994D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B994D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #B994D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b994d1; }
.text { color: #b994d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b994d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 148 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b994d1, #d194cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B994D1?: #B994D1 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 #B994D1?: The RGB value is 185, 148, 209: 185 red, 148 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B994D1?: The complementary color is #ACD194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B994D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.