Palettes / Colors / #B690CB

#B690CB — Light Muted Purple

#B690CB is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

#B690CB 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 #A5CB90; it also sits naturally between #9990CB and #CB90C2. 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 71% · Green 56% · Blue 80%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B690CB

.text { color: #B690CB; }
.background { background-color: #B690CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B690CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 144, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 36%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B690CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 144, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B690CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 144, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B690CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B690CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5CB90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B690CB: #000000.

How #B690CB 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 #B690CB 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 #B690CB?

#B690CB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 182, 144, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B690CB?

#B690CB is RGB 182, 144, 203 — HSL 279°, 36%, 68% — CMYK 10%, 29%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #B690CB?

Its complement is #A5CB90; analogous partners are #9990CB and #CB90C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B690CB for text?

Black text on #B690CB has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.