What color is #B377A7?

#B377A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B377A7?

The RGB value is 179, 119, 167: 179 red, 119 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B377A7?

The complementary color is #77B383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B377A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B377A7 color

#B377A7 rgb(179, 119, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B377A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 46.7% green and 65.5% blue (179, 119, 167).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#B377A7 color codes

HEX	`#B377A7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 119, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 46.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 34%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 31.07, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 34.97, 332.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.162, 25.569, 39.793)`
Decimal	`11761575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B377A7, 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 #B377A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B377A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #B377A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b377a7; }
.text { color: #b377a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b377a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 119 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b377a7, #b37789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B377A7?: #B377A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B377A7?: The RGB value is 179, 119, 167: 179 red, 119 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B377A7?: The complementary color is #77B383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B377A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.