Close to Fuchsia
#B356BD
#B356BD is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 33.7% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 294°, with 44% 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 #B356BD.
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 #B356BD as they’d see it.
#B356BD 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 #B356BD
What color is #B356BD?
#B356BD is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 33.7% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 294°, with 44% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B356BD in RGB?
#B356BD is rgb(179, 86, 189): 179 red, 86 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B356BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 54, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B356BD?
PANTONE 2567 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B356BD?
Its complement #2B8E29 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.