What color is #B945C5?

#B945C5 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B945C5?

The RGB value is 185, 69, 197: 185 red, 69 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B945C5?

The complementary color is #51C545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B945C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B945C5 color

#B945C5 rgb(185, 69, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B945C5 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 27.1% green and 77.3% blue (185, 69, 197).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 52% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#B945C5 color codes

HEX	`#B945C5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 69, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 27.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 52%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 65%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 65%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 63.17, -44.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 77.46, 324.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.213, 18.604, 54.707)`
Decimal	`12142021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B945C5, 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 #B945C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B945C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #B945C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b945c5; }
.text { color: #b945c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b945c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 69 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b945c5, #c54591); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B945C5?: #B945C5 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B945C5?: The RGB value is 185, 69, 197: 185 red, 69 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B945C5?: The complementary color is #51C545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B945C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.