What color is #B168BE?

#B168BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B168BE?

The RGB value is 177, 104, 190: 177 red, 104 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B168BE?

The complementary color is #75BE68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B168BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B168BE color

#B168BE rgb(177, 104, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B168BE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 40.8% green and 74.5% blue (177, 104, 190).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 40% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#B168BE color codes

HEX	`#B168BE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 104, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 40.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 40%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 45%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 45%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, 42.99, -33.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 54.37, 322.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.375, 22.967, 51.433)`
Decimal	`11626686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B168BE, 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 #B168BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B168BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #B168BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b168be; }
.text { color: #b168be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b168be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 104 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b168be, #be68a0); }

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Questions

What color is #B168BE?: #B168BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B168BE?: The RGB value is 177, 104, 190: 177 red, 104 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B168BE?: The complementary color is #75BE68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B168BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.