What color is #B9A4C2?

#B9A4C2 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 #B9A4C2?

The RGB value is 185, 164, 194: 185 red, 164 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A4C2?

The complementary color is #ADC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A4C2 color

#B9A4C2 rgb(185, 164, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9A4C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 64.3% green and 76.1% blue (185, 164, 194).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#B9A4C2 color codes

HEX	`#B9A4C2`
RGB	`rgb(185, 164, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 64.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, 13.17, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 18.19, 316.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.019, 40.761, 56.63)`
Decimal	`12166338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A4C2, 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 #B9A4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #B9A4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a4c2; }
.text { color: #b9a4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 164 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a4c2, #c2a4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9A4C2?: #B9A4C2 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 #B9A4C2?: The RGB value is 185, 164, 194: 185 red, 164 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A4C2?: The complementary color is #ADC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.