What color is #B576BA?

#B576BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B576BA?

The RGB value is 181, 118, 186: 181 red, 118 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B576BA?

The complementary color is #7BBA76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B576BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B576BA color

#B576BA rgb(181, 118, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B576BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 46.3% green and 72.9% blue (181, 118, 186).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 33% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#B576BA color codes

HEX	`#B576BA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 118, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 46.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 33%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, 35.85, -25.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 44.18, 324.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.397, 26.327, 49.715)`
Decimal	`11892410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B576BA, 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 #B576BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B576BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #B576BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b576ba; }
.text { color: #b576ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b576ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 118 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b576ba, #ba769d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #B576BA?: #B576BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B576BA?: The RGB value is 181, 118, 186: 181 red, 118 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B576BA?: The complementary color is #7BBA76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B576BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.