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#B204EC Color

#B204EC is rgb(178, 4, 236) in RGB, hsl(285, 97%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 98%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B204EC
HEX#B204EC
RGBrgb(178, 4, 236)
HSLhsl(285, 97%, 47%)
HSVhsv(285, 98%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 98%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.286 313.3)
LABlab(45.74% 78.09 -73.93)
LCHlch(45.74% 107.54 316.57)

What #B204EC 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 #B204EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.36Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.71Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 7.79Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 8.91Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 10.69Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 11.03

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

#B204EC Channel Values

How #B204EC 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 178 · G 4 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 97% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 98% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.1:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B204EC 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.

TextWhite text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B204EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B204EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B204EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B204EC
Complementary
#3EEC04
Analogous
#3E04EC
Analogous
#EC04B2
Triadic
#ECB204
Triadic
#04ECB2
Split comp.
#B2EC04
Split comp.
#04EC3E

Tints & Shades of #B204EC

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

#C318FB
#CD40FC
#D663FD
#DF86FD
#E9AAFE
#F3D2FE

Shades

#9B03CE
#8503B0
#6E0292
#53026F
#3D0150
#260132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B204EC.

How #B204EC 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#B204EC
Protanopia#4E4EEC
Protanomaly#823DEC
Deuteranopia#6B6BEA
Deuteranomaly#8D54EB
Tritanopia#9D5C5C
Tritanomaly#A648AA
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B204EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b204ec: #B204EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B204EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b204ec': '#B204EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.016, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_b204ec">#B204EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B204EC"

More Purple Colors

#B204EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B204EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B204EC?

#B204EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(178, 4, 236) in RGB and hsl(285, 97%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #B204EC?

#B204EC is rgb(178, 4, 236) — red 178, green 4, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B204EC?

#B204EC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 98%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B204EC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B204EC scores 5.1:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B204EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B204EC 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.69, which is visibly different.

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