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#B18FDB Color

#B18FDB is rgb(177, 143, 219) in RGB, hsl(267, 51%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B18FDB
HEX#B18FDB
RGBrgb(177, 143, 219)
HSLhsl(267, 51%, 71%)
HSVhsv(267, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.114 304.2)
LABlab(64.78% 24.36 -34.23)
LCHlch(64.78% 42.01 305.44)

What #B18FDB 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 #B18FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.82African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.48Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.57Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.6Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.08Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.17

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

#B18FDB Channel Values

How #B18FDB 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 143 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 51% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B18FDB 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B18FDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B18FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B18FDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B18FDB
Complementary
#B9DB8F
Analogous
#8F93DB
Analogous
#D78FDB
Triadic
#DBB18F
Triadic
#8FDBB1
Split comp.
#DBD78F
Split comp.
#93DB8F

Tints & Shades of #B18FDB

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

#BC9FE0
#C7AEE5
#D1BEEA
#D9C9EE
#E4D8F3
#EFE8F8

Shades

#9669CE
#7E46C3
#6634A2
#50297F
#381D59
#221136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B18FDB.

How #B18FDB 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#B18FDB
Protanopia#9696DB
Protanomaly#A193DB
Deuteranopia#9B9BDA
Deuteranomaly#A497DB
Tritanopia#A79B9B
Tritanomaly#AB97B8
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B18FDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b18fdb: #B18FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B18FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b18fdb': '#B18FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.561, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_b18fdb">#B18FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B18FDB"

More Purple Colors

#B18FDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B18FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B18FDB?

#B18FDB is a light purple — rgb(177, 143, 219) in RGB and hsl(267, 51%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.82.

What is the RGB value of #B18FDB?

#B18FDB is rgb(177, 143, 219) — red 177, green 143, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B18FDB?

#B18FDB converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B18FDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B18FDB scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B18FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B18FDB 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 16.34, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.