What color is #B85ED0?

#B85ED0 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 #B85ED0?

The RGB value is 184, 94, 208: 184 red, 94 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B85ED0?

The complementary color is #76D05E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B85ED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B85ED0 color

#B85ED0 rgb(184, 94, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B85ED0 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 36.9% green and 81.6% blue (184, 94, 208).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 55% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#B85ED0 color codes

HEX	`#B85ED0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 94, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 36.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 55%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 55%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, 53.67, -43.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 69.31, 320.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.154, 22.751, 62.202)`
Decimal	`12082896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B85ED0, 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 #B85ED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B85ED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #B85ED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b85ed0; }
.text { color: #b85ed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b85ed0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 94 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b85ed0, #d05eaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B85ED0?: #B85ED0 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 #B85ED0?: The RGB value is 184, 94, 208: 184 red, 94 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B85ED0?: The complementary color is #76D05E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B85ED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.