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#B191ED Color

#B191ED is rgb(177, 145, 237) in RGB, hsl(261, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B191ED
HEX#B191ED
RGBrgb(177, 145, 237)
HSLhsl(261, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(261, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.134 299)
LABlab(65.92% 26.51 -42.37)
LCHlch(65.92% 49.98 302.03)

What #B191ED 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 #B191ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 9.15Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.75Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 14.51Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.79Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.05Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.97

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

#B191ED Channel Values

How #B191ED 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 145 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B191ED 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B191ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B191ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B191ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B191ED
Complementary
#CDED91
Analogous
#919FED
Analogous
#DF91ED
Triadic
#EDB191
Triadic
#91EDB1
Split comp.
#EDDF91
Split comp.
#9FED91

Tints & Shades of #B191ED

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

#BB9FEF
#C7B0F2
#D0BDF4
#DACAF6
#E3D8F9
#EFE9FB

Shades

#9265E6
#733ADF
#5A20C5
#441895
#301169
#1C0A3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B191ED.

How #B191ED 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#B191ED
Protanopia#9797ED
Protanomaly#A295ED
Deuteranopia#9D9DEC
Deuteranomaly#A598ED
Tritanopia#A3A1A1
Tritanomaly#A99BC4
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B191ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b191ed: #B191ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B191ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b191ed': '#B191ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.569, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b191ed">#B191ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B191ED"

More Purple Colors

#B191ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B191ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B191ED?

#B191ED is a light purple — rgb(177, 145, 237) in RGB and hsl(261, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #B191ED?

#B191ED is rgb(177, 145, 237) — red 177, green 145, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B191ED?

#B191ED converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 39%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B191ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B191ED scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B191ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B191ED 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 15.05, which is visibly different.

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