Information about #B477B6 color

#B477B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B477B6 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 119, 182) — 70.6% red, 46.7% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 25 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B477B6 presents itself as a mildly saturated magenta — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of African Violet (#B284BE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Purple (#A66FB5) and Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 119, 182) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B477B6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B477B6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B477B6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B477B6
  • RGB180, 119, 182
  • CMYK1, 25, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 119, 182)
  • HSL298°, 30%, 59%
  • HSL Precise298.095°, 30.144%, 59.02%
  • HSV298°, 35%, 71%
  • HSB298°, 35%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.467, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.467, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.467, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB477B6
  • DECIMAL ID11827126
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01