What color is #B861FF?

#B861FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B861FF?

The RGB value is 184, 97, 255: 184 red, 97 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B861FF?

The complementary color is #A8FF61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B861FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B861FF color

#B861FF rgb(184, 97, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B861FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 38% green and 100% blue (184, 97, 255).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#B861FF color codes

HEX	`#B861FF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 97, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 38%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, 62.14, -65.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 90, 313.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.088, 25.96, 97.382)`
Decimal	`12083711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B861FF, 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 #B861FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B861FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #B861FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b861ff; }
.text { color: #b861ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b861ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 97 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b861ff, #ff61f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #B861FF?: #B861FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B861FF?: The RGB value is 184, 97, 255: 184 red, 97 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B861FF?: The complementary color is #A8FF61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B861FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.