Information about #B57EB5 color

#B57EB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B57EB5 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 126, 181) — 71% red, 49.4% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B57EB5 is a mildly saturated magenta that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to African Violet (#B284BE). Slightly further away sit Opera Mauve (#B784A7) and Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 126, 181) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B57EB5: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. No one has named #B57EB5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B57EB5 color variations

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

#B57EB5 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 #B57EB5

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

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B57EB5
  • RGB181, 126, 181
  • CMYK0, 22, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 126, 181)
  • HSL300°, 27%, 60%
  • HSL Precise300°, 27.094%, 60.196%
  • HSV300°, 30%, 71%
  • HSB300°, 30%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.494, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.494, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.494, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB57EB5
  • DECIMAL ID11894453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01