What color is #B174BA?

#B174BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B174BA?

The RGB value is 177, 116, 186: 177 red, 116 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B174BA?

The complementary color is #7DBA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B174BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B174BA color

#B174BA rgb(177, 116, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B174BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 45.5% green and 72.9% blue (177, 116, 186).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 34% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 6.08:1).

#B174BA color codes

HEX	`#B174BA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 116, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 45.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 34%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 38%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 35.68, -27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 44.9, 322.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.239, 25.384, 49.594)`
Decimal	`11629754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B174BA, 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 #B174BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B174BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #B174BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b174ba; }
.text { color: #b174ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b174ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 116 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b174ba, #ba74a0); }

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Questions

What color is #B174BA?: #B174BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B174BA?: The RGB value is 177, 116, 186: 177 red, 116 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B174BA?: The complementary color is #7DBA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B174BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.