What color is #B99EBD?

#B99EBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99EBD?

The RGB value is 185, 158, 189: 185 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99EBD?

The complementary color is #A2BD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99EBD color

#B99EBD rgb(185, 158, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B99EBD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (185, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#B99EBD color codes

HEX	`#B99EBD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, 15.51, -12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 19.78, 321.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.418, 38.443, 53.373)`
Decimal	`12164797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99EBD, 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 #B99EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #B99EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99ebd; }
.text { color: #b99ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99ebd, #bd9eb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B99EBD?: #B99EBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99EBD?: The RGB value is 185, 158, 189: 185 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99EBD?: The complementary color is #A2BD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.