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#B136DD Color

#B136DD is rgb(177, 54, 221) in RGB, hsl(284, 71%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 76%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B136DD
HEX#B136DD
RGBrgb(177, 54, 221)
HSLhsl(284, 71%, 54%)
HSVhsv(284, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 76%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.246 315.2)
LABlab(48.02% 66.35 -61.76)
LCHlch(48.02% 90.64 317.05)

What #B136DD 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 #B136DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.33Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.16Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.47Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 13.85Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.97French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.29

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

#B136DD Channel Values

How #B136DD 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 54 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 71% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B136DD 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B136DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B136DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B136DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B136DD
Complementary
#63DD36
Analogous
#5D36DD
Analogous
#DD36B6
Triadic
#DDB136
Triadic
#36DDB1
Split comp.
#B6DD36
Split comp.
#36DD5D

Tints & Shades of #B136DD

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

#BB51E1
#C76FE7
#D189EB
#DBA3EF
#E5BEF4
#F1DCF9

Shades

#A023CD
#881EAE
#701890
#55126D
#3D0D4E
#250830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B136DD.

How #B136DD 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#B136DD
Protanopia#5B5BDD
Protanomaly#864FDD
Deuteranopia#7373DB
Deuteranomaly#9060DC
Tritanopia#A06262
Tritanomaly#A754A2
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B136DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b136dd: #B136DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B136DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b136dd': '#B136DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.212, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b136dd">#B136DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B136DD"

More Purple Colors

#B136DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B136DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B136DD?

#B136DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 54, 221) in RGB and hsl(284, 71%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #B136DD?

#B136DD is rgb(177, 54, 221) — red 177, green 54, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B136DD?

#B136DD converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 76%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B136DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B136DD scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B136DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B136DD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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