What color is #B300FF?

#B300FF is a vivid magenta known as Poison Purple Paradise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B300FF?

The RGB value is 179, 0, 255: 179 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B300FF?

The complementary color is #4CFF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B300FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B300FF color

#B300FF rgb(179, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B300FF is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 0% green and 100% blue (179, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Poison Purple Paradise.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#B300FF color codes

HEX	`#B300FF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.01, 87.97, -81.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.01, 119.81, 317.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.637, 16.804, 95.902)`
Decimal	`11731199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B300FF, 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 #B300FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B300FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	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 #B300FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b300ff; }
.text { color: #b300ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b300ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b300ff, #ff00cb); }

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Questions

What color is #B300FF?: #B300FF is a vivid magenta known as Poison Purple Paradise. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B300FF?: The RGB value is 179, 0, 255: 179 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B300FF?: The complementary color is #4CFF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B300FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.