What color is #B074B0?

#B074B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B074B0?

The RGB value is 176, 116, 176: 176 red, 116 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B074B0?

The complementary color is #74B074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B074B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B074B0 color

#B074B0 rgb(176, 116, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B074B0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 45.5% green and 69% blue (176, 116, 176).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#B074B0 color codes

HEX	`#B074B0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 116, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 45.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, 33.41, -22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 40.17, 326.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.986, 24.857, 44.179)`
Decimal	`11564208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B074B0, 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 #B074B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B074B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #B074B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b074b0; }
.text { color: #b074b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b074b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 116 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b074b0, #b07492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B074B0?: #B074B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B074B0?: The RGB value is 176, 116, 176: 176 red, 116 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B074B0?: The complementary color is #74B074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B074B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.