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#B15EDE Color

#B15EDE is rgb(177, 94, 222) in RGB, hsl(279, 66%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 58%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B15EDE
HEX#B15EDE
RGBrgb(177, 94, 222)
HSLhsl(279, 66%, 62%)
HSVhsv(279, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 58%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.197 312)
LABlab(54.27% 50.10 -52.33)
LCHlch(54.27% 72.44 313.75)

What #B15EDE 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 #B15EDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.99Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.52Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.9Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.81Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.03Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.28

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

#B15EDE Channel Values

How #B15EDE 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 94 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 66% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B15EDE 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B15EDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B15EDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B15EDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B15EDE
Complementary
#8BDE5E
Analogous
#715EDE
Analogous
#DE5ECB
Triadic
#DEB15E
Triadic
#5EDEB1
Split comp.
#CBDE5E
Split comp.
#5EDE71

Tints & Shades of #B15EDE

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

#BC73E2
#C688E7
#D09EEB
#DCB7F0
#E6CCF5
#F1E1F9

Shades

#A13CD7
#8927BE
#71209D
#59197B
#401259
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B15EDE.

How #B15EDE 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#B15EDE
Protanopia#7272DE
Protanomaly#8F6ADE
Deuteranopia#8181DD
Deuteranomaly#9775DD
Tritanopia#A27979
Tritanomaly#A86FAB
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B15EDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b15ede: #B15EDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B15EDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b15ede': '#B15EDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.369, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_b15ede">#B15EDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B15EDE"

More Purple Colors

#B15EDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B15EDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B15EDE?

#B15EDE is a light purple — rgb(177, 94, 222) in RGB and hsl(279, 66%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #B15EDE?

#B15EDE is rgb(177, 94, 222) — red 177, green 94, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B15EDE?

#B15EDE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 58%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B15EDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B15EDE scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B15EDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B15EDE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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