What color is #B374BC?

#B374BC is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B374BC?

The RGB value is 179, 116, 188: 179 red, 116 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B374BC?

The complementary color is #7DBC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B374BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B374BC color

#B374BC rgb(179, 116, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B374BC is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 45.5% green and 73.7% blue (179, 116, 188).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#B374BC color codes

HEX	`#B374BC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 116, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 45.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 38%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, 36.71, -27.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 46.1, 322.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.912, 25.707, 50.743)`
Decimal	`11760828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B374BC, 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 #B374BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B374BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #B374BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b374bc; }
.text { color: #b374bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b374bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 116 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b374bc, #bc74a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B374BC?: #B374BC is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B374BC?: The RGB value is 179, 116, 188: 179 red, 116 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B374BC?: The complementary color is #7DBC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B374BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.