What color is #B191C7?

#B191C7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B191C7?

The RGB value is 177, 145, 199: 177 red, 145 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B191C7?

The complementary color is #A7C791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B191C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B191C7 color

#B191C7 rgb(177, 145, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B191C7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 56.9% green and 78% blue (177, 145, 199).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#B191C7 color codes

HEX	`#B191C7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 145, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 56.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.74, 22.13, -23.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.74, 32.2, 313.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.564, 33.722, 58.499)`
Decimal	`11637191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B191C7, 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 #B191C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B191C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B191C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b191c7; }
.text { color: #b191c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b191c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 145 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b191c7, #c791c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B191C7?: #B191C7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B191C7?: The RGB value is 177, 145, 199: 177 red, 145 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B191C7?: The complementary color is #A7C791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B191C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.