What color is #B481C4?

#B481C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B481C4?

The RGB value is 180, 129, 196: 180 red, 129 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B481C4?

The complementary color is #91C481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B481C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B481C4 color

#B481C4 rgb(180, 129, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B481C4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 50.6% green and 76.9% blue (180, 129, 196).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#B481C4 color codes

HEX	`#B481C4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 129, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 50.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, 31.45, -27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 41.59, 319.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.635, 29.39, 55.957)`
Decimal	`11829700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B481C4, 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 #B481C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B481C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #B481C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b481c4; }
.text { color: #b481c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b481c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 129 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b481c4, #c481b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B481C4?: #B481C4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B481C4?: The RGB value is 180, 129, 196: 180 red, 129 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B481C4?: The complementary color is #91C481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B481C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.