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#B106EA Color

#B106EA is rgb(177, 6, 234) in RGB, hsl(285, 95%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 97%, 0%, 8%) 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 5.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B106EA
HEX#B106EA
RGBrgb(177, 6, 234)
HSLhsl(285, 95%, 47%)
HSVhsv(285, 97%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 97%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.283 313.5)
LABlab(45.50% 77.50 -73.20)
LCHlch(45.50% 106.61 316.63)

What #B106EA 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 #B106EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.62Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.69Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.74Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 9.66Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.94Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.85

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

#B106EA Channel Values

How #B106EA 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 6 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 95% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 97% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B106EA 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B106EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B106EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B106EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B106EA
Complementary
#3FEA06
Analogous
#3F06EA
Analogous
#EA06B1
Triadic
#EAB106
Triadic
#06EAB1
Split comp.
#B1EA06
Split comp.
#06EA3F

Tints & Shades of #B106EA

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

#C11AF9
#CC42FA
#D565FB
#DF88FC
#E8AAFD
#F3D2FE

Shades

#9A05CC
#8404AE
#6D0490
#53036D
#3C0250
#260132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B106EA.

How #B106EA 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#B106EA
Protanopia#4E4EEA
Protanomaly#823DEA
Deuteranopia#6B6BE8
Deuteranomaly#8C54E9
Tritanopia#9D5B5B
Tritanomaly#A548A8
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B106EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b106ea: #B106EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B106EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b106ea': '#B106EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.024, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_b106ea">#B106EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B106EA"

More Purple Colors

#B106EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B106EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B106EA?

#B106EA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 6, 234) in RGB and hsl(285, 95%, 47%) 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 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #B106EA?

#B106EA is rgb(177, 6, 234) — red 177, green 6, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B106EA?

#B106EA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 97%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B106EA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B106EA scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B106EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B106EA 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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