What color is #B054F0?

#B054F0 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B054F0?

The RGB value is 176, 84, 240: 176 red, 84 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B054F0?

The complementary color is #94F054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B054F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B054F0 color

#B054F0 rgb(176, 84, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B054F0 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 32.9% green and 94.1% blue (176, 84, 240).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 84% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#B054F0 color codes

HEX	`#B054F0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 84, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 32.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 84%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 65%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 65%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 63.21, -63.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 89.57, 314.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.8, 21.863, 84.702)`
Decimal	`11556080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B054F0, 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 #B054F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B054F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	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 #B054F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b054f0; }
.text { color: #b054f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b054f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 84 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b054f0, #f054e2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B054F0?: #B054F0 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B054F0?: The RGB value is 176, 84, 240: 176 red, 84 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B054F0?: The complementary color is #94F054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B054F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.