What color is #B752D4?

#B752D4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B752D4?

The RGB value is 183, 82, 212: 183 red, 82 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B752D4?

The complementary color is #6FD452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B752D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B752D4 color

#B752D4 rgb(183, 82, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B752D4 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 32.2% green and 83.1% blue (183, 82, 212).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 60% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#B752D4 color codes

HEX	`#B752D4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 82, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 32.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 60%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 61%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, 59.9, -49.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 77.61, 320.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.428, 20.857, 64.487)`
Decimal	`12014292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B752D4, 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 #B752D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B752D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #B752D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b752d4; }
.text { color: #b752d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b752d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 82 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b752d4, #d452b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B752D4?: #B752D4 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Medium Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B752D4?: The RGB value is 183, 82, 212: 183 red, 82 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B752D4?: The complementary color is #6FD452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B752D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.