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#B180FE Color

#B180FE is rgb(177, 128, 254) in RGB, hsl(263, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 50%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 12.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B180FE
HEX#B180FE
RGBrgb(177, 128, 254)
HSLhsl(263, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(263, 50%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 50%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.182 299.7)
LABlab(62.73% 38.65 -56.68)
LCHlch(62.73% 68.60 304.29)

What #B180FE 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 #B180FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B180FE Channel Values

How #B180FE 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 128 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 50% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B180FE 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B180FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B180FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B180FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B180FE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B180FE.

How #B180FE 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#B180FE
Protanopia#8A8AFE
Protanomaly#9B86FE
Deuteranopia#9393FD
Deuteranomaly#A08CFE
Tritanopia#9E9898
Tritanomaly#A68FC9
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B180FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b180fe: #B180FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B180FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b180fe': '#B180FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.502, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b180fe">#B180FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B180FE"

More Purple Colors

#B180FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B180FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B180FE?

#B180FE is a light purple — rgb(177, 128, 254) in RGB and hsl(263, 98%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.39.

What is the RGB value of #B180FE?

#B180FE is rgb(177, 128, 254) — red 177, green 128, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B180FE?

#B180FE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 50%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B180FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B180FE scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B180FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B180FE 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 12.39, which is visibly different.

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