What color is #B06ED4?

#B06ED4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06ED4?

The RGB value is 176, 110, 212: 176 red, 110 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06ED4?

The complementary color is #92D46E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06ED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06ED4 color

#B06ED4 rgb(176, 110, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B06ED4 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 43.1% green and 83.1% blue (176, 110, 212).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 54% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Violet Voltage (#A669DB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#B06ED4 color codes

HEX	`#B06ED4`
RGB	`rgb(176, 110, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 43.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 54%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 48%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 48%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, 44.06, -42.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 61.16, 316.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.362, 25.136, 65.264)`
Decimal	`11562708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06ED4, 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 #B06ED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06ED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #B06ED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06ed4; }
.text { color: #b06ed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06ed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 110 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06ed4, #d46ec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B06ED4?: #B06ED4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06ED4?: The RGB value is 176, 110, 212: 176 red, 110 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06ED4?: The complementary color is #92D46E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06ED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.