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#B093DC Color

#B093DC is rgb(176, 147, 220) in RGB, hsl(264, 51%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B093DC
HEX#B093DC
RGBrgb(176, 147, 220)
HSLhsl(264, 51%, 72%)
HSVhsv(264, 33%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.108 302)
LABlab(65.68% 22.08 -33.39)
LCHlch(65.68% 40.04 303.48)

What #B093DC 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 #B093DC, 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.

#B093DC Channel Values

How #B093DC 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 147 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 51% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 33% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B093DC 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B093DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B093DC; 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 #B093DC

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 #B093DC.

How #B093DC 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#B093DC
Protanopia#9898DC
Protanomaly#A296DC
Deuteranopia#9D9DDB
Deuteranomaly#A599DC
Tritanopia#A69F9F
Tritanomaly#AA9ABA
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B093DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b093dc: #B093DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B093DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b093dc': '#B093DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.576, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b093dc">#B093DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B093DC"

More Purple Colors

#B093DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B093DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B093DC?

#B093DC is a light purple — rgb(176, 147, 220) in RGB and hsl(264, 51%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #B093DC?

#B093DC is rgb(176, 147, 220) — red 176, green 147, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B093DC?

#B093DC converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B093DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B093DC scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B093DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B093DC 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 16.32, which is visibly different.

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