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#B081EE Color

#B081EE is rgb(176, 129, 238) in RGB, hsl(266, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B081EE
HEX#B081EE
RGBrgb(176, 129, 238)
HSLhsl(266, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(266, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.161 302.3)
LABlab(62.15% 34.85 -48.82)
LCHlch(62.15% 59.98 305.52)

What #B081EE 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 #B081EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.51Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.71Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.9Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.27Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.53Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.86

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

#B081EE Channel Values

How #B081EE 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 129 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B081EE 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B081EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B081EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B081EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B081EE
Complementary
#BFEE81
Analogous
#8189EE
Analogous
#E781EE
Triadic
#EEB081
Triadic
#81EEB0
Split comp.
#EEE781
Split comp.
#89EE81

Tints & Shades of #B081EE

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

#BC93F0
#C4A1F2
#CFB3F5
#DAC5F7
#E6D7F9
#EEE4FB

Shades

#9454E8
#7B2CE2
#631AC1
#4C1494
#350E67
#20093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B081EE.

How #B081EE 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#B081EE
Protanopia#8A8AEE
Protanomaly#9B87EE
Deuteranopia#9393ED
Deuteranomaly#9F8CEE
Tritanopia#A09595
Tritanomaly#A78DBF
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B081EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b081ee: #B081EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B081EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b081ee': '#B081EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.506, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b081ee">#B081EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B081EE"

More Purple Colors

#B081EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B081EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B081EE?

#B081EE is a light purple — rgb(176, 129, 238) in RGB and hsl(266, 76%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #B081EE?

#B081EE is rgb(176, 129, 238) — red 176, green 129, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B081EE?

#B081EE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 46%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B081EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B081EE scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B081EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B081EE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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