What color is #B99BC5?

#B99BC5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99BC5?

The RGB value is 185, 155, 197: 185 red, 155 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99BC5?

The complementary color is #A7C59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99BC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99BC5 color

#B99BC5 rgb(185, 155, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B99BC5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 60.8% green and 77.3% blue (185, 155, 197).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#B99BC5 color codes

HEX	`#B99BC5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 155, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 60.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, 18.76, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 25.62, 317.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.805, 37.789, 57.904)`
Decimal	`12164037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99BC5, 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 #B99BC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99BC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #B99BC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99bc5; }
.text { color: #b99bc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99bc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 155 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99bc5, #c59bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B99BC5?: #B99BC5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99BC5?: The RGB value is 185, 155, 197: 185 red, 155 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99BC5?: The complementary color is #A7C59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99BC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.