Close to Medium Purple

#B181EA

#B181EA is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 50.6% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 71% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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White text on this color

2.92:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

7.20:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.92:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.20:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B181EA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#B181EA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #B181EA?

#B181EA is a light, rich purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 50.6% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 71% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #B181EA in RGB?

#B181EA is rgb(177, 129, 234): 177 red, 129 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #B181EA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(24, 45, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #B181EA?

PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #B181EA?

Its complement #72A638 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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