What color is #B99BC1?

#B99BC1 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 #B99BC1?

The RGB value is 185, 155, 193: 185 red, 155 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99BC1?

The complementary color is #A3C19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99BC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99BC1 color

#B99BC1 rgb(185, 155, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B99BC1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 75.7% blue (185, 155, 193).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#B99BC1 color codes

HEX	`#B99BC1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 155, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, 17.97, -15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 23.68, 319.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.353, 37.608, 55.522)`
Decimal	`12164033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99BC1, 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 #B99BC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99BC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #B99BC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99bc1; }
.text { color: #b99bc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99bc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 155 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99bc1, #c19bb6); }

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Questions

What color is #B99BC1?: #B99BC1 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 #B99BC1?: The RGB value is 185, 155, 193: 185 red, 155 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99BC1?: The complementary color is #A3C19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99BC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.