What color is #B170BF?

#B170BF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B170BF?

The RGB value is 177, 112, 191: 177 red, 112 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B170BF?

The complementary color is #7EBF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B170BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B170BF color

#B170BF rgb(177, 112, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B170BF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 43.9% green and 74.9% blue (177, 112, 191).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#B170BF color codes

HEX	`#B170BF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 112, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 43.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.78, 38.88, -31.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.78, 49.81, 321.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.328, 24.698, 52.292)`
Decimal	`11628735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B170BF, 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 #B170BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B170BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #B170BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b170bf; }
.text { color: #b170bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b170bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 112 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b170bf, #bf70a6); }

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Questions

What color is #B170BF?: #B170BF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B170BF?: The RGB value is 177, 112, 191: 177 red, 112 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B170BF?: The complementary color is #7EBF70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B170BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.