What color is #B293F0?

#B293F0 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 #B293F0?

The RGB value is 178, 147, 240: 178 red, 147 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B293F0?

The complementary color is #D1F093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B293F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B293F0 color

#B293F0 rgb(178, 147, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B293F0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 57.6% green and 94.1% blue (178, 147, 240).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 76% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#B293F0 color codes

HEX	`#B293F0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 147, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 57.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 76%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 39%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 39%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 30.57, -42.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 52.43, 305.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.518, 36.623, 87.145)`
Decimal	`11703280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B293F0, 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 #B293F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B293F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #B293F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b293f0; }
.text { color: #b293f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b293f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 147 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b293f0, #e093f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #B293F0?: #B293F0 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 #B293F0?: The RGB value is 178, 147, 240: 178 red, 147 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B293F0?: The complementary color is #D1F093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B293F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.