Close to Dark Orchid
#B71BBF
#B71BBF is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 10.6% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 297°, with 75% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B71BBF.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B71BBF as they’d see it.
#B71BBF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B71BBF
What color is #B71BBF?
#B71BBF is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 10.6% green, and 74.9% blue. Its hue is 297°, with 75% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B71BBF in RGB?
#B71BBF is rgb(183, 27, 191): 183 red, 27 green, and 191 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B71BBF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 86, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B71BBF?
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 #B71BBF?
Its complement #037D04 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.