What color is #B99BBE?

#B99BBE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99BBE?

The RGB value is 185, 155, 190: 185 red, 155 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99BBE?

The complementary color is #A0BE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99BBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99BBE color

#B99BBE rgb(185, 155, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B99BBE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 74.5% blue (185, 155, 190).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B99BBE color codes

HEX	`#B99BBE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 155, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, 17.38, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 22.25, 321.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.022, 37.475, 53.778)`
Decimal	`12164030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99BBE, 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 #B99BBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99BBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B99BBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99bbe; }
.text { color: #b99bbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99bbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 155 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99bbe, #be9bb2); }

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Questions

What color is #B99BBE?: #B99BBE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99BBE?: The RGB value is 185, 155, 190: 185 red, 155 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99BBE?: The complementary color is #A0BE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99BBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.