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#B104DC Color

#B104DC is rgb(177, 4, 220) in RGB, hsl(288, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 98%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B104DC
HEX#B104DC
RGBrgb(177, 4, 220)
HSLhsl(288, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(288, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 98%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.274 316.7)
LABlab(44.53% 75.85 -66.82)
LCHlch(44.53% 101.08 318.62)

What #B104DC 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 #B104DC, 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.

#B104DC Channel Values

How #B104DC 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 177 · G 4 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B104DC 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B104DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B104DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B104DC; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B104DC

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 #B104DC.

How #B104DC 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#B104DC
Protanopia#4E4EDC
Protanomaly#823DDC
Deuteranopia#6B6BDA
Deuteranomaly#8C54DB
Tritanopia#9F5555
Tritanomaly#A7429E
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B104DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b104dc: #B104DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B104DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b104dc': '#B104DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.016, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b104dc">#B104DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B104DC"

More Purple Colors

#B104DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B104DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B104DC?

#B104DC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 4, 220) in RGB and hsl(288, 96%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.49.

What is the RGB value of #B104DC?

#B104DC is rgb(177, 4, 220) — red 177, green 4, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B104DC?

#B104DC converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 98%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B104DC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B104DC scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B104DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B104DC 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 9.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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