What color is #B356CD?

#B356CD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B356CD?

The RGB value is 179, 86, 205: 179 red, 86 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B356CD?

The complementary color is #70CD56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B356CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B356CD color

#B356CD rgb(179, 86, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B356CD is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 33.7% green and 80.4% blue (179, 86, 205).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 54% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#B356CD color codes

HEX	`#B356CD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 86, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 33.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 54%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 58%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 58%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 55.67, -45.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 72.06, 320.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.936, 20.648, 59.996)`
Decimal	`11753165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B356CD, 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 #B356CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B356CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #B356CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b356cd; }
.text { color: #b356cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b356cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 86 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b356cd, #cd56ac); }

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Questions

What color is #B356CD?: #B356CD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B356CD?: The RGB value is 179, 86, 205: 179 red, 86 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B356CD?: The complementary color is #70CD56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B356CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.