What color is #B40C92?

#B40C92 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B40C92?

The RGB value is 180, 12, 146: 180 red, 12 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B40C92?

The complementary color is #0CB42E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B40C92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B40C92 color

#B40C92 rgb(180, 12, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B40C92 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 4.7% green and 57.3% blue (180, 12, 146).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 88% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Jealous Jellyfish (#BB0099), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#B40C92 color codes

HEX	`#B40C92`
RGB	`rgb(180, 12, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 4.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 88%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 93%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.29, 69.73, -28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.29, 75.44, 337.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.143, 12.044, 28.242)`
Decimal	`11799698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B40C92, 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 #B40C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B40C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #B40C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b40c92; }
.text { color: #b40c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b40c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 12 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b40c92, #b40c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B40C92?: #B40C92 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B40C92?: The RGB value is 180, 12, 146: 180 red, 12 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B40C92?: The complementary color is #0CB42E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B40C92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.