What color is #B230CD?

#B230CD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B230CD?

The RGB value is 178, 48, 205: 178 red, 48 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B230CD?

The complementary color is #4BCD30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B230CD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B230CD color

#B230CD rgb(178, 48, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B230CD is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 18.8% green and 80.4% blue (178, 48, 205).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 62% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Telemagenta (#AA22CC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#B230CD color codes

HEX	`#B230CD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 48, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 18.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 77%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 77%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, 70.7, -54.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 89.39, 322.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.435, 15.988, 59.229)`
Decimal	`11677901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B230CD, 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 #B230CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B230CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	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 #B230CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b230cd; }
.text { color: #b230cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b230cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 48 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b230cd, #cd3099); }

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Questions

What color is #B230CD?: #B230CD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B230CD?: The RGB value is 178, 48, 205: 178 red, 48 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B230CD?: The complementary color is #4BCD30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B230CD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.