Close to Pastel Purple
#B99FAC
#B99FAC is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 72.5% red, 62.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B99FAC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.62:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B99FAC as they’d see it.
#B99FAC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B99FAC
What color is #B99FAC?
#B99FAC is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 72.5% red, 62.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B99FAC in RGB?
#B99FAC is rgb(185, 159, 172): 185 red, 159 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B99FAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 7, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B99FAC?
PANTONE 436 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B99FAC?
Its complement #92AC9F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.