#B178E2 Color

#B178E2 is rgb(177, 120, 226) in RGB and hsl(272, 65%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B178E2

HEX#B178E2

RGBrgb(177, 120, 226)

HSLhsl(272, 65%, 68%)

HSVhsv(272, 47%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.161 307.4)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B178E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B178E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B178E2 Complementary#AAE278 Analogous#7C78E2 Analogous#E278DF Triadic#E2B178 Triadic#78E2B1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B178E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BB89E6 #C79EEA #D1AFEE #DAC0F2 #E4D1F5 #F0E6FA

Shades

#9B52DA #852DD2 #6D25AD #521C82 #3B145D #230C37

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