What color is #B9A8E4?

#B9A8E4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A8E4?

The RGB value is 185, 168, 228: 185 red, 168 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A8E4?

The complementary color is #D3E4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A8E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A8E4 color

#B9A8E4 rgb(185, 168, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9A8E4 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 65.9% green and 89.4% blue (185, 168, 228).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#B9A8E4 color codes

HEX	`#B9A8E4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 168, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 65.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, 18.14, -27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 33.31, 302.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.011, 43.921, 79.332)`
Decimal	`12167396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A8E4, 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 #B9A8E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A8E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #B9A8E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a8e4; }
.text { color: #b9a8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a8e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 168 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a8e4, #d7a8e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9A8E4?: #B9A8E4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A8E4?: The RGB value is 185, 168, 228: 185 red, 168 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A8E4?: The complementary color is #D3E4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A8E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.