What color is #B290C4?

#B290C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B290C4?

The RGB value is 178, 144, 196: 178 red, 144 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B290C4?

The complementary color is #A2C490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B290C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B290C4 color

#B290C4 rgb(178, 144, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B290C4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.5% green and 76.9% blue (178, 144, 196).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#B290C4 color codes

HEX	`#B290C4`
RGB	`rgb(178, 144, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 56.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 22.39, -22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 31.45, 315.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.296, 33.398, 56.643)`
Decimal	`11702468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B290C4, 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 #B290C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B290C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #B290C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b290c4; }
.text { color: #b290c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b290c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 144 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b290c4, #c490bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #B290C4?: #B290C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B290C4?: The RGB value is 178, 144, 196: 178 red, 144 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B290C4?: The complementary color is #A2C490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B290C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.