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#B18ECD Color

#B18ECD is rgb(177, 142, 205) in RGB, hsl(273, 39%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B18ECD
HEX#B18ECD
RGBrgb(177, 142, 205)
HSLhsl(273, 39%, 68%)
HSVhsv(273, 31%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.098 309.4)
LABlab(64.06% 22.53 -27.56)
LCHlch(64.06% 35.60 309.27)

What #B18ECD 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 #B18ECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.99Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.67Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.65Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.83Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.65Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.03

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

#B18ECD Channel Values

How #B18ECD 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 142 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 39% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 31% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B18ECD 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B18ECD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B18ECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B18ECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B18ECD
Complementary
#AACD8E
Analogous
#918ECD
Analogous
#CD8ECA
Triadic
#CDB18E
Triadic
#8ECDB1
Split comp.
#CACD8E
Split comp.
#8ECD91

Tints & Shades of #B18ECD

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

#BA9CD3
#C7ADDB
#D0BCE1
#DACAE8
#E4D8EE
#F0EAF6

Shades

#9B6EBF
#844EB1
#6D4091
#52306E
#3A224E
#22142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B18ECD.

How #B18ECD 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#B18ECD
Protanopia#9595CD
Protanomaly#A192CD
Deuteranopia#9B9BCC
Deuteranomaly#A496CD
Tritanopia#A99898
Tritanomaly#AC94B0
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B18ECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b18ecd: #B18ECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B18ECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b18ecd': '#B18ECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.557, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b18ecd">#B18ECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B18ECD"

More Purple Colors

#B18ECD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B18ECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B18ECD?

#B18ECD is a light purple — rgb(177, 142, 205) in RGB and hsl(273, 39%, 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #B18ECD?

#B18ECD is rgb(177, 142, 205) — red 177, green 142, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B18ECD?

#B18ECD converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 31%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B18ECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B18ECD scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B18ECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B18ECD 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 13.6, which is visibly different.

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