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#B17CEE Color

#B17CEE is rgb(177, 124, 238) in RGB, hsl(268, 77%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 48%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B17CEE
HEX#B17CEE
RGBrgb(177, 124, 238)
HSLhsl(268, 77%, 71%)
HSVhsv(268, 48%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 48%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.169 303.7)
LABlab(61.15% 37.77 -50.39)
LCHlch(61.15% 62.97 306.85)

What #B17CEE 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 #B17CEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.03Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.76Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.29Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.66Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.12Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.52

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

#B17CEE Channel Values

How #B17CEE 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 124 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 77% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 48% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B17CEE 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B17CEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B17CEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B17CEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B17CEE
Complementary
#B9EE7C
Analogous
#7C80EE
Analogous
#EA7CEE
Triadic
#EEB17C
Triadic
#7CEEB1
Split comp.
#EEEA7C
Split comp.
#80EE7C

Tints & Shades of #B17CEE

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

#BC8EF0
#C7A0F3
#D1B2F5
#D9C0F7
#E4D2F9
#EFE4FB

Shades

#964FE8
#7E26E3
#6619BE
#501395
#380D68
#22083F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B17CEE.

How #B17CEE 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#B17CEE
Protanopia#8787EE
Protanomaly#9A83EE
Deuteranopia#9090ED
Deuteranomaly#9E89EE
Tritanopia#A19191
Tritanomaly#A889BE
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B17CEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b17cee: #B17CEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B17CEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b17cee': '#B17CEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.486, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_b17cee">#B17CEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B17CEE"

More Purple Colors

#B17CEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B17CEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B17CEE?

#B17CEE is a light purple — rgb(177, 124, 238) in RGB and hsl(268, 77%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #B17CEE?

#B17CEE is rgb(177, 124, 238) — red 177, green 124, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B17CEE?

#B17CEE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 48%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B17CEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B17CEE scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B17CEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B17CEE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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