What color is #B444B5?

#B444B5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B444B5?

The RGB value is 180, 68, 181: 180 red, 68 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B444B5?

The complementary color is #45B544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B444B5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B444B5 color

#B444B5 rgb(180, 68, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B444B5 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 26.7% green and 71% blue (180, 68, 181).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 45% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#B444B5 color codes

HEX	`#B444B5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 68, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 26.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 45%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 62%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 62%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.48, 59.56, -38.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.48, 70.83, 327.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.23, 17.176, 45.483)`
Decimal	`11814069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B444B5, 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 #B444B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B444B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #B444B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b444b5; }
.text { color: #b444b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b444b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 68 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b444b5, #b5447e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B444B5?: #B444B5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B444B5?: The RGB value is 180, 68, 181: 180 red, 68 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B444B5?: The complementary color is #45B544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B444B5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.