#B955B1 Color

#B955B1 is rgb(185, 85, 177) in RGB and hsl(305, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumOrchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B955B1

HEX#B955B1

RGBrgb(185, 85, 177)

HSLhsl(305, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(305, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.171 330.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 4%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B955B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B955B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B955B1 Complementary#55B95D Analogous#9055B9 Analogous#B9557F Triadic#B1B955 Triadic#55B1B9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B955B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C26BBB #CD84C7 #D69AD1 #E0B3DC #E9C9E6 #F3E2F2

Shades

#A7449E #8D3A86 #742F6E #5B2556 #411B3E #281026

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