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#B17EED Color

#B17EED is rgb(177, 126, 237) in RGB, hsl(268, 76%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 47%, 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 8.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B17EED
HEX#B17EED
RGBrgb(177, 126, 237)
HSLhsl(268, 76%, 71%)
HSVhsv(268, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.164 303.6)
LABlab(61.54% 36.54 -49.21)
LCHlch(61.54% 61.29 306.60)

What #B17EED 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 #B17EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.7Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.23Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.29Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.04Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.27Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.48

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

#B17EED Channel Values

How #B17EED 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 126 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 76% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B17EED 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B17EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B17EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B17EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B17EED
Complementary
#B9ED7D
Analogous
#7D81ED
Analogous
#EA7DED
Triadic
#EDB17D
Triadic
#7DEDB1
Split comp.
#EDEA7D
Split comp.
#81ED7D

Tints & Shades of #B17EED

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

#BC8FF0
#C7A1F2
#D1B3F5
#D9C0F6
#E4D2F9
#EFE4FB

Shades

#9750E7
#7E28E2
#661ABC
#501494
#380E67
#22093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B17EED.

How #B17EED 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#B17EED
Protanopia#8888ED
Protanomaly#9A84ED
Deuteranopia#9191EC
Deuteranomaly#9F8AED
Tritanopia#A19292
Tritanomaly#A88BBE
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B17EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b17eed: #B17EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B17EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b17eed': '#B17EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.494, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b17eed">#B17EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B17EED"

More Purple Colors

#B17EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B17EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B17EED?

#B17EED is a light purple — rgb(177, 126, 237) in RGB and hsl(268, 76%, 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 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #B17EED?

#B17EED is rgb(177, 126, 237) — red 177, green 126, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B17EED?

#B17EED converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B17EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B17EED scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B17EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B17EED 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 8.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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