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#B092CE Color

#B092CE is rgb(176, 146, 206) in RGB, hsl(270, 38%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B092CE
HEX#B092CE
RGBrgb(176, 146, 206)
HSLhsl(270, 38%, 69%)
HSVhsv(270, 29%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.092 307)
LABlab(64.97% 20.23 -26.74)
LCHlch(64.97% 33.53 307.11)

What #B092CE 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 #B092CE, 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.

#B092CE Channel Values

How #B092CE 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 146 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 38% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 29% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B092CE 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B092CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B092CE; 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 #B092CE

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 #B092CE.

How #B092CE 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#B092CE
Protanopia#9898CE
Protanomaly#A295CE
Deuteranopia#9D9DCD
Deuteranomaly#A599CE
Tritanopia#A89B9B
Tritanomaly#AB98B2
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B092CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b092ce: #B092CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B092CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b092ce': '#B092CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.573, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b092ce">#B092CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B092CE"

More Purple Colors

#B092CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B092CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B092CE?

#B092CE is a light purple — rgb(176, 146, 206) in RGB and hsl(270, 38%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #B092CE?

#B092CE is rgb(176, 146, 206) — red 176, green 146, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B092CE?

#B092CE converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 29%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B092CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B092CE scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B092CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B092CE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.24, which is visibly different.

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