What color is #B055C1?

#B055C1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B055C1?

The RGB value is 176, 85, 193: 176 red, 85 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B055C1?

The complementary color is #66C155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B055C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B055C1 color

#B055C1 rgb(176, 85, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B055C1 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 33.3% green and 75.7% blue (176, 85, 193).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 47% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#B055C1 color codes

HEX	`#B055C1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 85, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 33.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 47%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 56%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 56%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, 53.01, -40.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 66.89, 322.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.778, 19.579, 52.6)`
Decimal	`11556289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B055C1, 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 #B055C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B055C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #B055C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b055c1; }
.text { color: #b055c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b055c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 85 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b055c1, #c1559c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B055C1?: #B055C1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B055C1?: The RGB value is 176, 85, 193: 176 red, 85 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B055C1?: The complementary color is #66C155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B055C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.