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#B148DB Color

#B148DB is rgb(177, 72, 219) in RGB, hsl(283, 67%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 67%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B148DB
HEX#B148DB
RGBrgb(177, 72, 219)
HSLhsl(283, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(283, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 67%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.224 314.7)
LABlab(50.36% 59.42 -56.87)
LCHlch(50.36% 82.25 316.26)

What #B148DB 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 #B148DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.44Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.82Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.84Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.53Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.87Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.92

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

#B148DB Channel Values

How #B148DB 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 72 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 67% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 67% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B148DB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B148DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B148DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B148DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B148DB
Complementary
#72DB48
Analogous
#6848DB
Analogous
#DB48BB
Triadic
#DBB148
Triadic
#48DBB1
Split comp.
#BBDB48
Split comp.
#48DB68

Tints & Shades of #B148DB

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

#BC61E0
#C77BE5
#D295EA
#DBAAEE
#E6C3F3
#F1DDF8

Shades

#A129D1
#8A23B3
#701D91
#591773
#3F1051
#270A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B148DB.

How #B148DB 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#B148DB
Protanopia#6464DB
Protanomaly#8A5ADB
Deuteranopia#7878DA
Deuteranomaly#9268DA
Tritanopia#A16B6B
Tritanomaly#A85FA4
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B148DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b148db: #B148DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B148DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b148db': '#B148DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.282, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_b148db">#B148DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B148DB"

More Purple Colors

#B148DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B148DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B148DB?

#B148DB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 72, 219) in RGB and hsl(283, 67%, 57%) 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #B148DB?

#B148DB is rgb(177, 72, 219) — red 177, green 72, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B148DB?

#B148DB converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 67%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B148DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B148DB scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B148DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B148DB 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 8.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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