What color is #B57DD1?

#B57DD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57DD1?

The RGB value is 181, 125, 209: 181 red, 125 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57DD1?

The complementary color is #99D17D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57DD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57DD1 color

#B57DD1 rgb(181, 125, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B57DD1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 49% green and 82% blue (181, 125, 209).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#B57DD1 color codes

HEX	`#B57DD1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 125, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 49%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 40%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 40%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 36.69, -34.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 50.67, 316.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.896, 29.095, 63.929)`
Decimal	`11894225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57DD1, 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 #B57DD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57DD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #B57DD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57dd1; }
.text { color: #b57dd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57dd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 125 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57dd1, #d17dc3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B57DD1?: #B57DD1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57DD1?: The RGB value is 181, 125, 209: 181 red, 125 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57DD1?: The complementary color is #99D17D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57DD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.