What color is #B500D1?

#B500D1 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B500D1?

The RGB value is 181, 0, 209: 181 red, 0 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B500D1?

The complementary color is #1CD100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B500D1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B500D1 color

#B500D1 rgb(181, 0, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B500D1 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 0% green and 82% blue (181, 0, 209).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Telemagenta (#AA22CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#B500D1 color codes

HEX	`#B500D1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 0, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 0%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 100%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 100%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 80.3, -60.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 100.49, 323.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.563, 14.429, 61.484)`
Decimal	`11862225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B500D1, 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 #B500D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B500D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	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 #B500D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b500d1; }
.text { color: #b500d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b500d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 0 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b500d1, #d10085); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B500D1?: #B500D1 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Telemagenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B500D1?: The RGB value is 181, 0, 209: 181 red, 0 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B500D1?: The complementary color is #1CD100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B500D1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.