What color is #B653F7?

#B653F7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B653F7?

The RGB value is 182, 83, 247: 182 red, 83 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B653F7?

The complementary color is #94F753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B653F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B653F7 color

#B653F7 rgb(182, 83, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B653F7 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 32.5% green and 96.9% blue (182, 83, 247).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 91% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#B653F7 color codes

HEX	`#B653F7`
RGB	`rgb(182, 83, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 32.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 91%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 66%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 66%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 66.42, -65.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 93.39, 315.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.17, 22.848, 90.324)`
Decimal	`11949047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B653F7, 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 #B653F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B653F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #B653F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b653f7; }
.text { color: #b653f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b653f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 83 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b653f7, #f753e6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B653F7?: #B653F7 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B653F7?: The RGB value is 182, 83, 247: 182 red, 83 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B653F7?: The complementary color is #94F753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B653F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.