What color is #B287D7?

#B287D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B287D7?

The RGB value is 178, 135, 215: 178 red, 135 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B287D7?

The complementary color is #ACD787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B287D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B287D7 color

#B287D7 rgb(178, 135, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B287D7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.9% green and 84.3% blue (178, 135, 215).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 50% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#B287D7 color codes

HEX	`#B287D7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 135, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 50%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 31.53, -34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 47.01, 312.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.287, 31.7, 68.326)`
Decimal	`11700183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B287D7, 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 #B287D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B287D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #B287D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b287d7; }
.text { color: #b287d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b287d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 135 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b287d7, #d787d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B287D7?: #B287D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B287D7?: The RGB value is 178, 135, 215: 178 red, 135 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B287D7?: The complementary color is #ACD787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B287D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.