What color is #B684BD?

#B684BD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B684BD?

The RGB value is 182, 132, 189: 182 red, 132 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B684BD?

The complementary color is #8BBD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B684BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B684BD color

#B684BD rgb(182, 132, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B684BD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 51.8% green and 74.1% blue (182, 132, 189).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#B684BD color codes

HEX	`#B684BD`
RGB	`rgb(182, 132, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 51.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 29.01, -22.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 36.58, 322.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.727, 30.123, 52.014)`
Decimal	`11961533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B684BD, 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 #B684BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B684BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #B684BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b684bd; }
.text { color: #b684bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b684bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 132 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b684bd, #bd84a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #B684BD?: #B684BD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B684BD?: The RGB value is 182, 132, 189: 182 red, 132 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B684BD?: The complementary color is #8BBD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B684BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.