What color is #B300FF?

#B300FF is a vivid magenta known as Poison Purple Paradise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poison Purple Paradise?

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

What is the complementary color of Poison Purple Paradise?

The complementary color is #4CFF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B300FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poison Purple Paradise color: hex code #B300FF

#B300FF rgb(179, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Poison Purple Paradise has the hex code #B300FF. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 0% green and 100% blue (179, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

Poison Purple Paradise (#B300FF) color codes

HEX	`#B300FF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, 87.97, -81.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 119.81, 317.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.637, 16.804, 95.902)`
Decimal	`11731199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poison Purple Paradise, 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 #B300FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B300FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #B300FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b300ff; }
.text { color: #b300ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b300ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b300ff, #ff00cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B300FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B300FF?: #B300FF is a vivid magenta known as Poison Purple Paradise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poison Purple Paradise?: The RGB value is 179, 0, 255: 179 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poison Purple Paradise?: The complementary color is #4CFF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B300FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.