What color is #B232CE?

#B232CE is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B232CE?

The RGB value is 178, 50, 206: 178 red, 50 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B232CE?

The complementary color is #4ECE32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B232CE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B232CE color

#B232CE rgb(178, 50, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B232CE is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 19.6% green and 80.8% blue (178, 50, 206).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Telemagenta (#AA22CC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#B232CE color codes

HEX	`#B232CE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 50, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 19.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 61%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 76%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 76%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, 70.25, -54.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 89.11, 322.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.64, 16.204, 59.894)`
Decimal	`11678414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B232CE, 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 #B232CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B232CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #B232CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b232ce; }
.text { color: #b232ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b232ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 50 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b232ce, #ce329c); }

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Questions

What color is #B232CE?: #B232CE is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B232CE?: The RGB value is 178, 50, 206: 178 red, 50 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B232CE?: The complementary color is #4ECE32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B232CE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.