#B172E9 Color

#B172E9 is rgb(177, 114, 233) in RGB and hsl(272, 73%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B172E9

HEX#B172E9

RGBrgb(177, 114, 233)

HSLhsl(272, 73%, 68%)

HSVhsv(272, 51%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.178 306.6)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 51%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B172E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B172E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B172E9 Complementary#A9E972 Analogous#7672E9 Analogous#E972E5 Triadic#E9B172 Triadic#72E9B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B172E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BB83EC #C79AEF #D1ABF2 #DBBDF5 #E4CEF7 #F0E5FB

Shades

#9C4AE3 #8622DD #6E1CB5 #531589 #3B0F61 #230939

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