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#B19EEB Color

#B19EEB is rgb(177, 158, 235) in RGB, hsl(255, 66%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 33%, 0%, 8%) 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 8.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B19EEB
HEX#B19EEB
RGBrgb(177, 158, 235)
HSLhsl(255, 66%, 77%)
HSVhsv(255, 33%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 33%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.111 294.9)
LABlab(68.99% 19.26 -36.51)
LCHlch(68.99% 41.28 297.81)

What #B19EEB 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 #B19EEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B19EEB Channel Values

How #B19EEB 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 158 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 66% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 33% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B19EEB 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B19EEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B19EEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B19EEB

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B19EEB.

How #B19EEB 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#B19EEB
Protanopia#A1A1EB
Protanomaly#A8A0EB
Deuteranopia#A5A5EB
Deuteranomaly#AAA2EB
Tritanopia#A5AAAA
Tritanomaly#AAA6C8
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B19EEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b19eeb: #B19EEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B19EEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b19eeb': '#B19EEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.620, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_b19eeb">#B19EEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B19EEB"

More Purple Colors

#B19EEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B19EEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B19EEB?

#B19EEB is a light purple — rgb(177, 158, 235) in RGB and hsl(255, 66%, 77%) 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 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #B19EEB?

#B19EEB is rgb(177, 158, 235) — red 177, green 158, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B19EEB?

#B19EEB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 33%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B19EEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B19EEB scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B19EEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B19EEB 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 19.11, which is visibly different.

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