What color is #B071BE?

#B071BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B071BE?

The RGB value is 176, 113, 190: 176 red, 113 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B071BE?

The complementary color is #7FBE71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B071BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B071BE color

#B071BE rgb(176, 113, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B071BE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 44.3% green and 74.5% blue (176, 113, 190).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#B071BE color codes

HEX	`#B071BE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 113, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 44.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, 37.82, -30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 48.58, 321.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.103, 24.759, 51.74)`
Decimal	`11563454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B071BE, 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 #B071BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B071BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #B071BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b071be; }
.text { color: #b071be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b071be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 113 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b071be, #be71a5); }

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Questions

What color is #B071BE?: #B071BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B071BE?: The RGB value is 176, 113, 190: 176 red, 113 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B071BE?: The complementary color is #7FBE71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B071BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.