Close to Dark Magenta
#B705AA
#B705AA is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 2% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 304°, with 95% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B705AA.
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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5.81:1 AABlack text on this color
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3.62:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B705AA as they’d see it.
#B705AA 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 #B705AA
What color is #B705AA?
#B705AA is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 2% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 304°, with 95% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B705AA in RGB?
#B705AA is rgb(183, 5, 170): 183 red, 5 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B705AA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 97, 7, 28). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B705AA?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B705AA?
Its complement #057609 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.