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#B18DCE Color

#B18DCE is rgb(177, 141, 206) in RGB, hsl(273, 40%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B18DCE
HEX#B18DCE
RGBrgb(177, 141, 206)
HSLhsl(273, 40%, 68%)
HSVhsv(273, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.101 309.3)
LABlab(63.85% 23.23 -28.44)
LCHlch(63.85% 36.72 309.24)

What #B18DCE 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 #B18DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.23Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.31Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.8Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.31Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.78Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.9

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

#B18DCE Channel Values

How #B18DCE 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 141 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 40% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B18DCE 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B18DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B18DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B18DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B18DCE
Complementary
#AACE8D
Analogous
#908DCE
Analogous
#CE8DCB
Triadic
#CEB18D
Triadic
#8DCEB1
Split comp.
#CBCE8D
Split comp.
#8DCE90

Tints & Shades of #B18DCE

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

#BA9BD4
#C7ADDC
#D0BBE2
#DAC9E8
#E4D8EE
#F0EAF6

Shades

#9B6DC0
#854DB3
#6D3F92
#522F6F
#3A224F
#22142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B18DCE.

How #B18DCE 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#B18DCE
Protanopia#9494CE
Protanomaly#A091CE
Deuteranopia#9A9ACD
Deuteranomaly#A495CE
Tritanopia#A99797
Tritanomaly#AC93B0
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B18DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b18dce: #B18DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B18DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b18dce': '#B18DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.553, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b18dce">#B18DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B18DCE"

More Purple Colors

#B18DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B18DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B18DCE?

#B18DCE is a light purple — rgb(177, 141, 206) in RGB and hsl(273, 40%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #B18DCE?

#B18DCE is rgb(177, 141, 206) — red 177, green 141, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B18DCE?

#B18DCE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B18DCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B18DCE scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B18DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B18DCE 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 13.75, which is visibly different.

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