What color is #B3107A?

#B3107A is a vivid rose known as King’s Plum Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of King’s Plum Pie?

The RGB value is 179, 16, 122: 179 red, 16 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of King’s Plum Pie?

The complementary color is #10B349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3107A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

King’s Plum Pie color: hex code #B3107A

#B3107A rgb(179, 16, 122)

Shades of purple

King’s Plum Pie has the hex code #B3107A. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 6.3% green and 47.8% blue (179, 16, 122).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 84% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 32% yellow and 30% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

King’s Plum Pie (#B3107A) color codes

HEX	`#B3107A`
RGB	`rgb(179, 16, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 6.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 84%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 91%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 32%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 66.17, -15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 68.01, 346.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.29, 11.362, 19.428)`
Decimal	`11735162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with King’s Plum Pie, 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 #B3107A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B3107A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	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 #B3107A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3107a; }
.text { color: #b3107a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3107a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 16 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3107a, #b31029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #B3107A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3107A?: #B3107A is a vivid rose known as King’s Plum Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of King’s Plum Pie?: The RGB value is 179, 16, 122: 179 red, 16 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of King’s Plum Pie?: The complementary color is #10B349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3107A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.