What color is #B55BE2?

#B55BE2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B55BE2?

The RGB value is 181, 91, 226: 181 red, 91 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B55BE2?

The complementary color is #88E25B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B55BE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B55BE2 color

#B55BE2 rgb(181, 91, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B55BE2 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 35.7% green and 88.6% blue (181, 91, 226).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 70% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#B55BE2 color codes

HEX	`#B55BE2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 91, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 35.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 70%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 60%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 58.06, -53.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 79.28, 317.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.522, 22.798, 74.413)`
Decimal	`11885538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B55BE2, 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 #B55BE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B55BE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #B55BE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b55be2; }
.text { color: #b55be2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b55be2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 91 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b55be2, #e25bcb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B55BE2?: #B55BE2 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B55BE2?: The RGB value is 181, 91, 226: 181 red, 91 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B55BE2?: The complementary color is #88E25B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B55BE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.