What color is #B484C7?

#B484C7 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 #B484C7?

The RGB value is 180, 132, 199: 180 red, 132 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B484C7?

The complementary color is #97C784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B484C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B484C7 color

#B484C7 rgb(180, 132, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B484C7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51.8% green and 78% blue (180, 132, 199).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#B484C7 color codes

HEX	`#B484C7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 132, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 34%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, 30.39, -27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 41.1, 317.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.381, 30.33, 57.907)`
Decimal	`11830471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B484C7, 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 #B484C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B484C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B484C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b484c7; }
.text { color: #b484c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b484c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 132 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b484c7, #c784b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B484C7?: #B484C7 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 #B484C7?: The RGB value is 180, 132, 199: 180 red, 132 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B484C7?: The complementary color is #97C784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B484C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.