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#B117EE Color

#B117EE is rgb(177, 23, 238) in RGB, hsl(283, 86%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 90%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B117EE
HEX#B117EE
RGBrgb(177, 23, 238)
HSLhsl(283, 86%, 51%)
HSVhsv(283, 90%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 90%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.281 312.3)
LABlab(46.42% 76.17 -73.97)
LCHlch(46.42% 106.17 315.84)

What #B117EE 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 #B117EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.39Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.45Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.86Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.92Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 10.12Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.49

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

#B117EE Channel Values

How #B117EE 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 23 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 86% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 90% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.97:1 vs white · 4.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B117EE 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 text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B117EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B117EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B117EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B117EE
Complementary
#53EE17
Analogous
#4517EE
Analogous
#EE17BF
Triadic
#EEB117
Triadic
#17EEB1
Split comp.
#BFEE17
Split comp.
#17EE45

Tints & Shades of #B117EE

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

#BC38F0
#C554F2
#D175F5
#DC97F7
#E7B8FA
#F1D4FC

Shades

#9A10D1
#850EB4
#6D0B93
#540972
#3C0651
#270434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B117EE.

How #B117EE 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#B117EE
Protanopia#5151EE
Protanomaly#8341EE
Deuteranopia#6C6CED
Deuteranomaly#8D56ED
Tritanopia#9C5F5F
Tritanomaly#A54CAC
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B117EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b117ee: #B117EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B117EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b117ee': '#B117EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.090, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b117ee">#B117EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B117EE"

More Purple Colors

#B117EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B117EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B117EE?

#B117EE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 23, 238) in RGB and hsl(283, 86%, 51%) 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 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #B117EE?

#B117EE is rgb(177, 23, 238) — red 177, green 23, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B117EE?

#B117EE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 90%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B117EE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B117EE scores 4.97:1 against white and 4.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B117EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B117EE 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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