What color is #B9A3C8?

#B9A3C8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A3C8?

The RGB value is 185, 163, 200: 185 red, 163 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A3C8?

The complementary color is #B2C8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A3C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A3C8 color

#B9A3C8 rgb(185, 163, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9A3C8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 63.9% green and 78.4% blue (185, 163, 200).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 25% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lucius Lilac (#BAA2CE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#B9A3C8 color codes

HEX	`#B9A3C8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 163, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 63.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 25%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 19%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.95, 14.93, -15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.95, 21.85, 313.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.528, 40.679, 60.191)`
Decimal	`12166088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A3C8, 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 #B9A3C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A3C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #B9A3C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a3c8; }
.text { color: #b9a3c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a3c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 163 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a3c8, #c8a3c5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9A3C8?: #B9A3C8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A3C8?: The RGB value is 185, 163, 200: 185 red, 163 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A3C8?: The complementary color is #B2C8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A3C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.