What color is #B082FF?

#B082FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B082FF?

The RGB value is 176, 130, 255: 176 red, 130 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B082FF?

The complementary color is #D1FF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B082FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B082FF color

#B082FF rgb(176, 130, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B082FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 51% green and 100% blue (176, 130, 255).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#B082FF color codes

HEX	`#B082FF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 130, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 51%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 49%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, 43.13, -56.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 70.73, 307.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.933, 32.415, 98.53)`
Decimal	`11567871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B082FF, 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 #B082FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B082FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B082FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b082ff; }
.text { color: #b082ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b082ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 130 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b082ff, #ef82ff); }

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Questions

What color is #B082FF?: #B082FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B082FF?: The RGB value is 176, 130, 255: 176 red, 130 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B082FF?: The complementary color is #D1FF82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B082FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.