What color is #B156A7?

#B156A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B156A7?

The RGB value is 177, 86, 167: 177 red, 86 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B156A7?

The complementary color is #56B160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B156A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B156A7 color

#B156A7 rgb(177, 86, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B156A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 33.7% green and 65.5% blue (177, 86, 167).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#B156A7 color codes

HEX	`#B156A7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 86, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 33.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.45, 48, -27.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.45, 55.11, 330.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.434, 18.795, 38.682)`
Decimal	`11622055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B156A7, 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 #B156A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B156A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #B156A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b156a7; }
.text { color: #b156a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b156a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 86 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b156a7, #b15679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #B156A7?: #B156A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B156A7?: The RGB value is 177, 86, 167: 177 red, 86 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B156A7?: The complementary color is #56B160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B156A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.