Close to Dark Violet
#B724EF
#B724EF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Dark Violet. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 14.1% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 283°, with 86% saturation and 54% 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 #B724EF.
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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4.65:1 AABlack text on this color
4.51:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.51:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B724EF as they’d see it.
#B724EF 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 #B724EF
What color is #B724EF?
#B724EF is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Dark Violet. In RGB it’s made of 71.8% red, 14.1% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 283°, with 86% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B724EF in RGB?
#B724EF is rgb(183, 36, 239): 183 red, 36 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B724EF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 85, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B724EF?
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 #B724EF?
Its complement #298602 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.