What color is #B384C5?

#B384C5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B384C5?

The RGB value is 179, 132, 197: 179 red, 132 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B384C5?

The complementary color is #96C584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B384C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B384C5 color

#B384C5 rgb(179, 132, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B384C5 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 51.8% green and 77.3% blue (179, 132, 197).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#B384C5 color codes

HEX	`#B384C5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 132, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 51.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 33%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 29.66, -26.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 39.99, 317.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.918, 30.118, 56.681)`
Decimal	`11764933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B384C5, 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 #B384C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B384C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #B384C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b384c5; }
.text { color: #b384c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b384c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 132 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b384c5, #c584b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B384C5?: #B384C5 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B384C5?: The RGB value is 179, 132, 197: 179 red, 132 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B384C5?: The complementary color is #96C584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B384C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.