What color is #B471A6?

#B471A6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B471A6?

The RGB value is 180, 113, 166: 180 red, 113 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B471A6?

The complementary color is #71B47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B471A6?

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

#B471A6 color

#B471A6 rgb(180, 113, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B471A6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 44.3% green and 65.1% blue (180, 113, 166).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 31% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B471A6 color codes

HEX	`#B471A6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 113, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 44.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 31%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, 34.54, -17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 38.67, 333.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.61, 24.268, 39.088)`
Decimal	`11825574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B471A6, 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 #B471A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B471A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #B471A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b471a6; }
.text { color: #b471a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b471a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 113 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b471a6, #b47184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B471A6?: #B471A6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B471A6?: The RGB value is 180, 113, 166: 180 red, 113 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B471A6?: The complementary color is #71B47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B471A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.