What color is #B06DA7?

#B06DA7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06DA7?

The RGB value is 176, 109, 167: 176 red, 109 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06DA7?

The complementary color is #6DB076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06DA7 color

#B06DA7 rgb(176, 109, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B06DA7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 42.7% green and 65.5% blue (176, 109, 167).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#B06DA7 color codes

HEX	`#B06DA7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 109, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 42.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, 35.58, -20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 40.83, 330.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.348, 22.959, 39.385)`
Decimal	`11562407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06DA7, 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 #B06DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #B06DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06da7; }
.text { color: #b06da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 109 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06da7, #b06d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B06DA7?: #B06DA7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06DA7?: The RGB value is 176, 109, 167: 176 red, 109 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06DA7?: The complementary color is #6DB076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.