Close to Medium Orchid
#B146CD
#B146CD is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 27.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 57% saturation and 54% 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 #B146CD.
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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4.54:1 AABlack text on this color
4.63:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.63:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B146CD as they’d see it.
#B146CD 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 #B146CD
What color is #B146CD?
#B146CD is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 27.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B146CD in RGB?
#B146CD is rgb(177, 70, 205): 177 red, 70 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B146CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 66, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B146CD?
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 #B146CD?
Its complement #198902 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.