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#B187D4 Color

#B187D4 is rgb(177, 135, 212) in RGB, hsl(273, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B187D4
HEX#B187D4
RGBrgb(177, 135, 212)
HSLhsl(273, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(273, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.118 308.6)
LABlab(62.63% 27.42 -33.66)
LCHlch(62.63% 43.41 309.17)

What #B187D4 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 #B187D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.93African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.48Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.94Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.33Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.39Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.05

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

#B187D4 Channel Values

How #B187D4 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 135 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B187D4 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B187D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B187D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B187D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B187D4
Complementary
#AAD487
Analogous
#8B87D4
Analogous
#D487D0
Triadic
#D4B187
Triadic
#87D4B1
Split comp.
#D0D487
Split comp.
#87D48B

Tints & Shades of #B187D4

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

#BB96D9
#C7A9E0
#D1B8E5
#DBC7EB
#E4D6F0
#F0E9F7

Shades

#9B65C8
#8544BB
#6D379A
#532A74
#3B1E52
#231231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B187D4.

How #B187D4 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#B187D4
Protanopia#8F8FD4
Protanomaly#9E8CD4
Deuteranopia#9797D3
Deuteranomaly#A291D4
Tritanopia#A79494
Tritanomaly#AB8FB1
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B187D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b187d4: #B187D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B187D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b187d4': '#B187D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.529, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_b187d4">#B187D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B187D4"

More Purple Colors

#B187D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B187D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B187D4?

#B187D4 is a light purple — rgb(177, 135, 212) in RGB and hsl(273, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #B187D4?

#B187D4 is rgb(177, 135, 212) — red 177, green 135, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B187D4?

#B187D4 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B187D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B187D4 scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B187D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B187D4 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.3, which is visibly different.

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