What color is #B458C7?

#B458C7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B458C7?

The RGB value is 180, 88, 199: 180 red, 88 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B458C7?

The complementary color is #6BC758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B458C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B458C7 color

#B458C7 rgb(180, 88, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B458C7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 34.5% green and 78% blue (180, 88, 199).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#B458C7 color codes

HEX	`#B458C7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 88, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 34.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, 53.78, -42.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 68.26, 321.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.62, 20.808, 56.32)`
Decimal	`11819207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B458C7, 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 #B458C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B458C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #B458C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b458c7; }
.text { color: #b458c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b458c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 88 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b458c7, #c758a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B458C7?: #B458C7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B458C7?: The RGB value is 180, 88, 199: 180 red, 88 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B458C7?: The complementary color is #6BC758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B458C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.