What color is #B477CE?

#B477CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B477CE?

The RGB value is 180, 119, 206: 180 red, 119 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B477CE?

The complementary color is #91CE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B477CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B477CE color

#B477CE rgb(180, 119, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B477CE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 46.7% green and 80.8% blue (180, 119, 206).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#B477CE color codes

HEX	`#B477CE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 119, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 46.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 42%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, 39.05, -35.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 52.91, 317.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.558, 27.354, 61.735)`
Decimal	`11827150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B477CE, 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 #B477CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B477CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #B477CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b477ce; }
.text { color: #b477ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b477ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 119 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b477ce, #ce77bc); }

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Questions

What color is #B477CE?: #B477CE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B477CE?: The RGB value is 180, 119, 206: 180 red, 119 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B477CE?: The complementary color is #91CE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B477CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.