What color is #B951B9?

#B951B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B951B9?

The RGB value is 185, 81, 185: 185 red, 81 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B951B9?

The complementary color is #51B951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B951B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B951B9 color

#B951B9 rgb(185, 81, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B951B9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 31.8% green and 72.5% blue (185, 81, 185).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 43% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#B951B9 color codes

HEX	`#B951B9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 81, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 31.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 43%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 55.82, -35.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 66.34, 327.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.706, 19.704, 48.023)`
Decimal	`12145081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B951B9, 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 #B951B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B951B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #B951B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b951b9; }
.text { color: #b951b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b951b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 81 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b951b9, #b95185); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B951B9?: #B951B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B951B9?: The RGB value is 185, 81, 185: 185 red, 81 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B951B9?: The complementary color is #51B951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B951B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.