What color is #B04F9B?

#B04F9B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B04F9B?

The RGB value is 176, 79, 155: 176 red, 79 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B04F9B?

The complementary color is #4FB064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B04F9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B04F9B color

#B04F9B rgb(176, 79, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B04F9B is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 31% green and 60.8% blue (176, 79, 155).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 38% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#B04F9B color codes

HEX	`#B04F9B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 79, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 31%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 38%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 55%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, 49.11, -23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 54.24, 334.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.617, 17.191, 32.92)`
Decimal	`11554715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B04F9B, 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 #B04F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B04F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #B04F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b04f9b; }
.text { color: #b04f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b04f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 79 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b04f9b, #b04f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B04F9B?: #B04F9B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B04F9B?: The RGB value is 176, 79, 155: 176 red, 79 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B04F9B?: The complementary color is #4FB064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B04F9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.