Close to Heliotrope
#B371FF
#B371FF is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 44.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B371FF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.12:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.72:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.12:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.72:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B371FF as they’d see it.
#B371FF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B371FF
What color is #B371FF?
#B371FF is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 44.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B371FF in RGB?
#B371FF is rgb(179, 113, 255): 179 red, 113 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B371FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(30, 56, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B371FF?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B371FF?
Its complement #5FA30A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.