B280BB

#B280BB closest to Berries Galore

#B280BB is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Berries Galore. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 50.2% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(178, 128, 187)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 30% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #B280BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.70:1.

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Variations of #B280BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#B280BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B280BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B280BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8593B9
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7A8EBD
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C8BBC
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8593B9
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #948DBA
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B38695
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B383AB
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A8D9D

#B280BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.14:1 Poor#B280BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.70:1 Good#B280BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B280BB in CSS

/* Berries Galore */
.color { color: #B280BB; }
.background { background-color: #B280BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B280BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 128 187);
color: hsl(291 30% 62%);
color: oklch(0.670 0.102 321.3);

#B280BB FAQ

What color is #B280BB?

#B280BB is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B280BB?

#B280BB is rgb(178, 128, 187) in RGB, hsl(291, 30%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 32%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B280BB?

The complementary color of #B280BB is #89BB80, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B280BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B280BB: 6.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B280BB a warm or cool color?

#B280BB is a cool color.