#B517B5 Color

#B517B5 is rgb(181, 23, 181) in RGB and hsl(300, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#B517B5

HEX#B517B5

RGBrgb(181, 23, 181)

HSLhsl(300, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(300, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.241 328.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B517B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B517B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B517B5 Complementary#17B517 Analogous#6617B5 Analogous#B51766 Triadic#B5B517 Triadic#17B5B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B517B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D91CD9 #E63DE6 #EA61EA #EF85EF #F4A9F4 #F9D2F9

Shades

#9E159E #871287 #710F71 #560B56 #3F083F #290529

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