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#B021FD Color

#B021FD is rgb(176, 33, 253) in RGB, hsl(279, 98%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 87%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B021FD
HEX#B021FD
RGBrgb(176, 33, 253)
HSLhsl(279, 98%, 56%)
HSVhsv(279, 87%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 87%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.288 308.6)
LABlab(47.89% 76.37 -79.99)
LCHlch(47.89% 110.60 313.68)

What #B021FD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B021FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B021FD Channel Values

How #B021FD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 33 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 98% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 87% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B021FD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B021FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B021FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B021FD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B021FD.

How #B021FD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B021FD
Protanopia#5353FD
Protanomaly#8344FD
Deuteranopia#6D6DFC
Deuteranomaly#8D58FC
Tritanopia#976868
Tritanomaly#A254B7
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B021FD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b021fd: #B021FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B021FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b021fd': '#B021FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.129, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_b021fd">#B021FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B021FD"

More Purple Colors

#B021FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B021FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B021FD?

#B021FD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(176, 33, 253) in RGB and hsl(279, 98%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.78.

What is the RGB value of #B021FD?

#B021FD is rgb(176, 33, 253) — red 176, green 33, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B021FD?

#B021FD converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 87%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B021FD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B021FD scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B021FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B021FD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.95, which is visibly different.

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