What color is #B756D8?

#B756D8 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 #B756D8?

The RGB value is 183, 86, 216: 183 red, 86 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B756D8?

The complementary color is #77D856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B756D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B756D8 color

#B756D8 rgb(183, 86, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B756D8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 33.7% green and 84.7% blue (183, 86, 216).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 63% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#B756D8 color codes

HEX	`#B756D8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 86, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 33.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 63%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 60%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 60%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, 58.85, -50.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 77.35, 319.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.249, 21.682, 67.281)`
Decimal	`12015320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B756D8, 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 #B756D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B756D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #B756D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b756d8; }
.text { color: #b756d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b756d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 86 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b756d8, #d856b8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B756D8?: #B756D8 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 #B756D8?: The RGB value is 183, 86, 216: 183 red, 86 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B756D8?: The complementary color is #77D856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B756D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.