What color is #B08EFE?

#B08EFE is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08EFE?

The RGB value is 176, 142, 254: 176 red, 142 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08EFE?

The complementary color is #DCFE8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08EFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08EFE color

#B08EFE rgb(176, 142, 254)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B08EFE is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 55.7% green and 99.6% blue (176, 142, 254).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 98% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#B08EFE color codes

HEX	`#B08EFE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 142, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 55.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 98%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, 36.23, -51.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 62.84, 305.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.462, 35.731, 98.248)`
Decimal	`11570942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08EFE, 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 #B08EFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B08EFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #B08EFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08efe; }
.text { color: #b08efe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08efe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 142 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08efe, #e88efe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B08EFE?: #B08EFE is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08EFE?: The RGB value is 176, 142, 254: 176 red, 142 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08EFE?: The complementary color is #DCFE8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08EFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.