What color is #B569B5?

#B569B5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B569B5?

The RGB value is 181, 105, 181: 181 red, 105 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B569B5?

The complementary color is #69B569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B569B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B569B5 color

#B569B5 rgb(181, 105, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B569B5 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 41.2% green and 71% blue (181, 105, 181).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#B569B5 color codes

HEX	`#B569B5`
RGB	`rgb(181, 105, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 41.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, 41.93, -27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 50.2, 326.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.448, 23.265, 46.488)`
Decimal	`11889077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B569B5, 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 #B569B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B569B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #B569B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b569b5; }
.text { color: #b569b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b569b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 105 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b569b5, #b5698f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #B569B5?: #B569B5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B569B5?: The RGB value is 181, 105, 181: 181 red, 105 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B569B5?: The complementary color is #69B569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B569B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.