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#B199FF Color

#B199FF is rgb(177, 153, 255) in RGB, hsl(254, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B199FF
HEX#B199FF
RGBrgb(177, 153, 255)
HSLhsl(254, 100%, 80%)
HSVhsv(254, 40%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.145 293.4)
LABlab(68.52% 25.66 -48.11)
LCHlch(68.52% 54.53 298.07)

What #B199FF 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 #B199FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 9.62Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.12Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 15.52Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 17.79Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 18.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 19

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

#B199FF Channel Values

How #B199FF 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 153 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 100% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 40% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B199FF 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B199FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B199FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B199FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B199FF
Complementary
#E7FF99
Analogous
#99B4FF
Analogous
#E499FF
Triadic
#FFB199
Triadic
#99FFB1
Split comp.
#FFE499
Split comp.
#B4FF99

Tints & Shades of #B199FF

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

#BDA8FF
#C4B3FF
#D0C2FF
#D8CCFF
#E4DBFF
#EBE5FF

Shades

#8661FF
#5B29FF
#3800F0
#2C00BD
#1F0085
#12004D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B199FF.

How #B199FF 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#B199FF
Protanopia#9D9DFF
Protanomaly#A69CFF
Deuteranopia#A1A1FF
Deuteranomaly#A89EFF
Tritanopia#A0AAAA
Tritanomaly#A7A4D2
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B199FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b199ff: #B199FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B199FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b199ff': '#B199FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.600, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_b199ff">#B199FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B199FF"

More Blue Colors

#B199FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#B199FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B199FF?

#B199FF is a lightest blue — rgb(177, 153, 255) in RGB and hsl(254, 100%, 80%) 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 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #B199FF?

#B199FF is rgb(177, 153, 255) — red 177, green 153, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B199FF?

#B199FF converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 40%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B199FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B199FF scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B199FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B199FF 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 15.52, which is visibly different.

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