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#B14BDD Color

#B14BDD is rgb(177, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(282, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 66%, 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B14BDD
HEX#B14BDD
RGBrgb(177, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(282, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(282, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.222 313.9)
LABlab(50.93% 58.49 -57.09)
LCHlch(50.93% 81.73 315.69)

What #B14BDD 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 #B14BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.97Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.53Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.02Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.4Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.36Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.83

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

#B14BDD Channel Values

How #B14BDD 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 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.27:1 vs white · 4.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B14BDD 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B14BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B14BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B14BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B14BDD
Complementary
#77DD4B
Analogous
#684BDD
Analogous
#DD4BC0
Triadic
#DDB14B
Triadic
#4BDDB1
Split comp.
#C0DD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD68

Tints & Shades of #B14BDD

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

#BC65E2
#C57AE6
#D194EB
#DCAEEF
#E7C7F4
#F0DDF8

Shades

#A229D6
#8B23B8
#721D96
#581674
#3E1051
#270A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B14BDD.

How #B14BDD 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#B14BDD
Protanopia#6666DD
Protanomaly#8A5CDD
Deuteranopia#7979DC
Deuteranomaly#936ADC
Tritanopia#A16D6D
Tritanomaly#A861A6
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B14BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b14bdd: #B14BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B14BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b14bdd': '#B14BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b14bdd">#B14BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B14BDD"

More Purple Colors

#B14BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B14BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B14BDD?

#B14BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(177, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(282, 68%, 58%) 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #B14BDD?

#B14BDD is rgb(177, 75, 221) — red 177, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B14BDD?

#B14BDD converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B14BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B14BDD scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B14BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B14BDD 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.