What color is #B075C1?

#B075C1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B075C1?

The RGB value is 176, 117, 193: 176 red, 117 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B075C1?

The complementary color is #86C175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B075C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B075C1 color

#B075C1 rgb(176, 117, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B075C1 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 45.9% green and 75.7% blue (176, 117, 193).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#B075C1 color codes

HEX	`#B075C1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 117, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 45.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 39%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 39%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.85, 36.23, -30.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.85, 47.44, 319.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.89, 25.804, 53.637)`
Decimal	`11564481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B075C1, 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 #B075C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B075C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #B075C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b075c1; }
.text { color: #b075c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b075c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 117 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b075c1, #c175ac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B075C1?: #B075C1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B075C1?: The RGB value is 176, 117, 193: 176 red, 117 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B075C1?: The complementary color is #86C175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B075C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.