Palettes / Colors / #B397BD

#B397BD — Light Dusty Purple

#B397BD is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #B397BD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B397BD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A2BD98; it also sits naturally between #A198BD and #BD98B5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 59% · Blue 74%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B397BD

.text { color: #B397BD; }
.background { background-color: #B397BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B397BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 151, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 22%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B397BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 151, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B397BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 151, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B397BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B397BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2BD98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B397BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B397BD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B397BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B397BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B397BD?

#B397BD is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 179, 151, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B397BD?

#B397BD is RGB 179, 151, 189 — HSL 284°, 22%, 67% — CMYK 5%, 20%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #B397BD?

Its complement is #A2BD98; analogous partners are #A198BD and #BD98B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B397BD for text?

Black text on #B397BD has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.