What color is #B42391?

#B42391 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B42391?

The RGB value is 180, 35, 145: 180 red, 35 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B42391?

The complementary color is #23B446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B42391?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B42391 color

#B42391 rgb(180, 35, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B42391 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 13.7% green and 56.9% blue (180, 35, 145).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 67% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Jealous Jellyfish (#BB0099), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#B42391 color codes

HEX	`#B42391`
RGB	`rgb(180, 35, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 13.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 67%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 81%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, 65.38, -25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 70.35, 338.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.535, 12.952, 27.99)`
Decimal	`11805585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B42391, 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 #B42391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B42391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #B42391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b42391; }
.text { color: #b42391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b42391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 35 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b42391, #b42349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B42391?: #B42391 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Jealous Jellyfish. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B42391?: The RGB value is 180, 35, 145: 180 red, 35 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B42391?: The complementary color is #23B446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B42391?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.