What color is #B685FF?

#B685FF 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 #B685FF?

The RGB value is 182, 133, 255: 182 red, 133 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B685FF?

The complementary color is #CEFF85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B685FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B685FF color

#B685FF rgb(182, 133, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B685FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.2% green and 100% blue (182, 133, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#B685FF color codes

HEX	`#B685FF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 133, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 48%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 48%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, 43.01, -54.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 69.09, 308.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.725, 33.94, 98.73)`
Decimal	`11961855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B685FF, 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 #B685FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B685FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #B685FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b685ff; }
.text { color: #b685ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b685ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 133 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b685ff, #f385ff); }

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Questions

What color is #B685FF?: #B685FF 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 #B685FF?: The RGB value is 182, 133, 255: 182 red, 133 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B685FF?: The complementary color is #CEFF85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B685FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.