What color is #B274D3?

#B274D3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B274D3?

The RGB value is 178, 116, 211: 178 red, 116 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B274D3?

The complementary color is #95D374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B274D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B274D3 color

#B274D3 rgb(178, 116, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B274D3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 45.5% green and 82.7% blue (178, 116, 211).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 52% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#B274D3 color codes

HEX	`#B274D3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 116, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 45.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 52%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 45%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 45%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, 41.17, -39.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 57.09, 316.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.361, 26.66, 64.846)`
Decimal	`11695315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B274D3, 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 #B274D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B274D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #B274D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b274d3; }
.text { color: #b274d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b274d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 116 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b274d3, #d374c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B274D3?: #B274D3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B274D3?: The RGB value is 178, 116, 211: 178 red, 116 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B274D3?: The complementary color is #95D374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B274D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.