What color is #B181B4?

#B181B4 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B181B4?

The RGB value is 177, 129, 180: 177 red, 129 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B181B4?

The complementary color is #84B481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B181B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B181B4 color

#B181B4 rgb(177, 129, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B181B4 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 50.6% green and 70.6% blue (177, 129, 180).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#B181B4 color codes

HEX	`#B181B4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 129, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 50.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 28%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 27.26, -19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 33.57, 324.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.219, 28.344, 46.84)`
Decimal	`11633076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B181B4, 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 #B181B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B181B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #B181B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b181b4; }
.text { color: #b181b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b181b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 129 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b181b4, #b4819e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B181B4?: #B181B4 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B181B4?: The RGB value is 177, 129, 180: 177 red, 129 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B181B4?: The complementary color is #84B481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B181B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.