Color #B38BDD – Violet Color Palettes & Inspiration

Q: What is the complementary color of #B38BDD?

The complementary color is #4C7422.

Q: Does #B38BDD have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 2.74:1. On black: 7.65:1.

Likes

Views

Tip: Press ← / → to preview 5% darker/lighter (Shift = 10%).

Actions tap to open

Create Combo

Random

Create Combo

Random

Quick Variations

Original color Lighter 10% Lighter 20% Darker 10% Darker 20% Analogous −30° Analogous +30° Triadic −120° Triadic +120°

#B38BDD FAQs

What is the RGB value of #B38BDD?

RGB: 179, 139, 221. Copy as CSS: rgb(179, 139, 221).

Is #B38BDD a web-safe color?

No — web-safe colors use pairs from 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF.

What is the complementary color of #B38BDD?

Complement: #4C7422.

Does #B38BDD have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 2.74:1 (Fails AA). On black: 7.65:1 (AAA (normal text)).

Embed #B38BDD swatch

Embed this swatch

Use this HTML on your site (free with a link):

<a href="https://www.colorcombos.com/colors/b38bdd" rel="ugc nofollow"><img src="https://www.colorcombos.com/images/hotlink-ok/swatches/b38bdd-600x315.png" alt="Color swatch #B38BDD" width="600" height="315" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></a>

Open image

Color #b38bdd Description

Build combos with #B38BDD

#B38BDD has RGB values of 179, 139, 221 and CMYK 19, 37, 0, 13. This violet color works well for balanced UI elements and charts. Tags: cool, vibrant, light, reads well with black text. The page below contains color combinations, color schemes, color palettes, and images that match and go well with the hex color b38bdd. The best text color paired with #B38BDD is #000000 There is 1 colour combination with hex code #b38bdd.

Readable text on #B38BDD

Black text: AAA (7.7:1)White text: Fail (2.7:1)