What color is #B086B2?

#B086B2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B086B2?

The RGB value is 176, 134, 178: 176 red, 134 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B086B2?

The complementary color is #88B286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B086B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B086B2 color

#B086B2 rgb(176, 134, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B086B2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 52.5% green and 69.8% blue (176, 134, 178).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#B086B2 color codes

HEX	`#B086B2`
RGB	`rgb(176, 134, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 52.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.22, 23.72, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.22, 29.14, 324.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.465, 29.496, 45.989)`
Decimal	`11568818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B086B2, 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 #B086B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B086B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #B086B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b086b2; }
.text { color: #b086b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b086b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 134 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b086b2, #b2869e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B086B2?: #B086B2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B086B2?: The RGB value is 176, 134, 178: 176 red, 134 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B086B2?: The complementary color is #88B286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B086B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.