What color is #B77BCD?

#B77BCD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B77BCD?

The RGB value is 183, 123, 205: 183 red, 123 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B77BCD?

The complementary color is #91CD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B77BCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B77BCD color

#B77BCD rgb(183, 123, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B77BCD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 48.2% green and 80.4% blue (183, 123, 205).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#B77BCD color codes

HEX	`#B77BCD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 123, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 48.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.46, 37.55, -33.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.46, 50.19, 318.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.629, 28.642, 61.292)`
Decimal	`12024781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B77BCD, 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 #B77BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B77BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #B77BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b77bcd; }
.text { color: #b77bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b77bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 123 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b77bcd, #cd7bba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B77BCD?: #B77BCD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B77BCD?: The RGB value is 183, 123, 205: 183 red, 123 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B77BCD?: The complementary color is #91CD7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B77BCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.