What color is #B57BBC?

#B57BBC is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57BBC?

The RGB value is 181, 123, 188: 181 red, 123 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57BBC?

The complementary color is #82BC7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57BBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57BBC color

#B57BBC rgb(181, 123, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B57BBC is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 48.2% green and 73.7% blue (181, 123, 188).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#B57BBC color codes

HEX	`#B57BBC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 123, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 48.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 35%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, 33.49, -25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 41.86, 323.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.215, 27.622, 51.044)`
Decimal	`11893692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57BBC, 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 #B57BBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57BBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #B57BBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57bbc; }
.text { color: #b57bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57bbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 123 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57bbc, #bc7ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B57BBC?: #B57BBC is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57BBC?: The RGB value is 181, 123, 188: 181 red, 123 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57BBC?: The complementary color is #82BC7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57BBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.