What color is #B60BE6?

#B60BE6 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Promiscuous Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B60BE6?

The RGB value is 182, 11, 230: 182 red, 11 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B60BE6?

The complementary color is #3BE60B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B60BE6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B60BE6 color

#B60BE6 rgb(182, 11, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B60BE6 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 4.3% green and 90.2% blue (182, 11, 230).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Promiscuous Pink (#BB11EE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#B60BE6 color codes

HEX	`#B60BE6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 11, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 4.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 95%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 95%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, 82.99, -69.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 108.04, 320.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.692, 15.899, 76.142)`
Decimal	`11930598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B60BE6, 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 #B60BE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B60BE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	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 #B60BE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b60be6; }
.text { color: #b60be6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b60be6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 11 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b60be6, #e60ba9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B60BE6?: #B60BE6 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Promiscuous Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B60BE6?: The RGB value is 182, 11, 230: 182 red, 11 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B60BE6?: The complementary color is #3BE60B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B60BE6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.