What color is #B578F6?

#B578F6 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B578F6?

The RGB value is 181, 120, 246: 181 red, 120 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B578F6?

The complementary color is #B9F678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B578F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B578F6 color

#B578F6 rgb(181, 120, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B578F6 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 47.1% green and 96.5% blue (181, 120, 246).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 88% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#B578F6 color codes

HEX	`#B578F6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 120, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 47.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 88%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 51%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, 47.67, -54.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 72.36, 311.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.403, 29.911, 90.71)`
Decimal	`11892982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B578F6, 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 #B578F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B578F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #B578F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b578f6; }
.text { color: #b578f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b578f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 120 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b578f6, #f478f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B578F6?: #B578F6 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B578F6?: The RGB value is 181, 120, 246: 181 red, 120 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B578F6?: The complementary color is #B9F678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B578F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.