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#B13BCE Color

#B13BCE is rgb(177, 59, 206) in RGB, hsl(288, 60%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 19%) 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 9.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B13BCE
HEX#B13BCE
RGBrgb(177, 59, 206)
HSLhsl(288, 60%, 52%)
HSVhsv(288, 71%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.228 318.9)
LABlab(47.83% 62.50 -53.49)
LCHlch(47.83% 82.26 319.44)

What #B13BCE 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 #B13BCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.08Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.09Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.49Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.76Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.82Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.81

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

#B13BCE Channel Values

How #B13BCE 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 59 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 60% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 71% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B13BCE 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B13BCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B13BCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B13BCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B13BCE
Complementary
#59CE3B
Analogous
#673BCE
Analogous
#CE3BA2
Triadic
#CEB13B
Triadic
#3BCEB1
Split comp.
#A2CE3B
Split comp.
#3BCE67

Tints & Shades of #B13BCE

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

#BC58D5
#C670DB
#D18DE2
#DBA5E9
#E7C2F0
#F0DAF6

Shades

#9C2EB8
#84279B
#6C207E
#571966
#3E1249
#260B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B13BCE.

How #B13BCE 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#B13BCE
Protanopia#5E5ECE
Protanomaly#8752CE
Deuteranopia#7474CC
Deuteranomaly#9062CD
Tritanopia#A36060
Tritanomaly#A95399
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B13BCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b13bce: #B13BCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B13BCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b13bce': '#B13BCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.231, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b13bce">#B13BCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B13BCE"

More Purple Colors

#B13BCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B13BCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B13BCE?

#B13BCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 59, 206) in RGB and hsl(288, 60%, 52%) 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 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #B13BCE?

#B13BCE is rgb(177, 59, 206) — red 177, green 59, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B13BCE?

#B13BCE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 71%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B13BCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B13BCE scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B13BCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B13BCE 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 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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