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#B118D8 Color

#B118D8 is rgb(177, 24, 216) in RGB, hsl(288, 80%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 89%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B118D8
HEX#B118D8
RGBrgb(177, 24, 216)
HSLhsl(288, 80%, 47%)
HSVhsv(288, 89%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 89%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.264 317.4)
LABlab(45.08% 73.05 -63.64)
LCHlch(45.08% 96.88 318.94)

What #B118D8 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 #B118D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.95Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.39Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.21French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.19Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.64Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.88

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

#B118D8 Channel Values

How #B118D8 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 24 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 80% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 89% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B118D8 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B118D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B118D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B118D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B118D8
Complementary
#3ED818
Analogous
#5118D8
Analogous
#D8189E
Triadic
#D8B118
Triadic
#18D8B1
Split comp.
#9ED818
Split comp.
#18D851

Tints & Shades of #B118D8

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

#C22CE8
#CD51EC
#D671EF
#DF91F3
#E8B1F6
#F3D6FA

Shades

#9B15BC
#8412A1
#6D0F85
#530B65
#3C0849
#26052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B118D8.

How #B118D8 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#B118D8
Protanopia#5151D8
Protanomaly#8341D8
Deuteranopia#6D6DD6
Deuteranomaly#8D57D7
Tritanopia#A05757
Tritanomaly#A7469C
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B118D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b118d8: #B118D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B118D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b118d8': '#B118D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.094, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_b118d8">#B118D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#B118D8"

More Purple Colors

#B118D8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B118D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B118D8?

#B118D8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 24, 216) in RGB and hsl(288, 80%, 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #B118D8?

#B118D8 is rgb(177, 24, 216) — red 177, green 24, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B118D8?

#B118D8 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 89%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B118D8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B118D8 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B118D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B118D8 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 10.21, which is visibly different.

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