What color is #B253B7?

#B253B7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B253B7?

The RGB value is 178, 83, 183: 178 red, 83 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B253B7?

The complementary color is #58B753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B253B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B253B7 color

#B253B7 rgb(178, 83, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B253B7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 32.5% green and 71.8% blue (178, 83, 183).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 41% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#B253B7 color codes

HEX	`#B253B7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 83, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 32.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 41%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 55%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 55%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 52.62, -35.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 63.71, 325.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30, 19.072, 46.892)`
Decimal	`11686839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B253B7, 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 #B253B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B253B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #B253B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b253b7; }
.text { color: #b253b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b253b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 83 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b253b7, #b7538a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B253B7?: #B253B7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B253B7?: The RGB value is 178, 83, 183: 178 red, 83 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B253B7?: The complementary color is #58B753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B253B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.