What color is #B170F0?

#B170F0 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B170F0?

The RGB value is 177, 112, 240: 177 red, 112 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B170F0?

The complementary color is #AFF070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B170F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B170F0 color

#B170F0 rgb(177, 112, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B170F0 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 43.9% green and 94.1% blue (177, 112, 240).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 81% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#B170F0 color codes

HEX	`#B170F0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 112, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 43.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 81%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 53%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 53%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 49.53, -54.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 73.98, 312.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.65, 27.227, 85.588)`
Decimal	`11628784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B170F0, 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 #B170F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B170F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #B170F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b170f0; }
.text { color: #b170f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b170f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 112 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b170f0, #f070ef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B170F0?: #B170F0 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B170F0?: The RGB value is 177, 112, 240: 177 red, 112 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B170F0?: The complementary color is #AFF070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B170F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.