What color is #B67AF1?

#B67AF1 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 #B67AF1?

The RGB value is 182, 122, 241: 182 red, 122 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B67AF1?

The complementary color is #B5F17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B67AF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B67AF1 color

#B67AF1 rgb(182, 122, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B67AF1 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 47.8% green and 94.5% blue (182, 122, 241).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 81% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#B67AF1 color codes

HEX	`#B67AF1`
RGB	`rgb(182, 122, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 47.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 81%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 49%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 49%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, 45.7, -51.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 68.67, 311.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.125, 30.215, 86.815)`
Decimal	`11959025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B67AF1, 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 #B67AF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B67AF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B67AF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b67af1; }
.text { color: #b67af1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b67af1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 122 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b67af1, #f17af0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B67AF1?: #B67AF1 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 #B67AF1?: The RGB value is 182, 122, 241: 182 red, 122 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B67AF1?: The complementary color is #B5F17A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B67AF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.