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#B033E6 Color

#B033E6 is rgb(176, 51, 230) in RGB, hsl(282, 78%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 78%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B033E6
HEX#B033E6
RGBrgb(176, 51, 230)
HSLhsl(282, 78%, 55%)
HSVhsv(282, 78%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 78%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.256 312.9)
LABlab(48.04% 68.40 -66.83)
LCHlch(48.04% 95.63 315.67)

What #B033E6 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 #B033E6, 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.

#B033E6 Channel Values

How #B033E6 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 51 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 78% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 78% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B033E6 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B033E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B033E6; 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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Tints & Shades of #B033E6

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B033E6.

How #B033E6 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#B033E6
Protanopia#5A5AE6
Protanomaly#854DE6
Deuteranopia#7171E5
Deuteranomaly#8F5EE5
Tritanopia#9D6464
Tritanomaly#A555A8
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B033E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b033e6: #B033E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B033E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b033e6': '#B033E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.200, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_b033e6">#B033E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B033E6"

More Purple Colors

#B033E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B033E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B033E6?

#B033E6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(176, 51, 230) in RGB and hsl(282, 78%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.

What is the RGB value of #B033E6?

#B033E6 is rgb(176, 51, 230) — red 176, green 51, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B033E6?

#B033E6 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 78%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B033E6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B033E6 scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B033E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B033E6 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 10.45, which is visibly different.

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