What color is #B14FC3?

#B14FC3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B14FC3?

The RGB value is 177, 79, 195: 177 red, 79 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B14FC3?

The complementary color is #61C34F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B14FC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B14FC3 color

#B14FC3 rgb(177, 79, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B14FC3 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 31% green and 76.5% blue (177, 79, 195).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 49% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#B14FC3 color codes

HEX	`#B14FC3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 79, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 31%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 49%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 59%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 59%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, 56.5, -43.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 71.14, 322.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.777, 18.881, 53.642)`
Decimal	`11620291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B14FC3, 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 #B14FC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B14FC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #B14FC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b14fc3; }
.text { color: #b14fc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b14fc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 79 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b14fc3, #c34f9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B14FC3?: #B14FC3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B14FC3?: The RGB value is 177, 79, 195: 177 red, 79 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B14FC3?: The complementary color is #61C34F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B14FC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.