#B21BE4 Color

#B21BE4 is rgb(178, 27, 228) in RGB and hsl(285, 79%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#B21BE4

HEX#B21BE4

RGBrgb(178, 27, 228)

HSLhsl(285, 79%, 50%)

HSVhsv(285, 88%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.272 314.8)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 88%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B21BE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B21BE4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B21BE4 Complementary#4DE41B Analogous#4D1BE4 Analogous#E41BB2 Triadic#E4B21B Triadic#1BE4B2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B21BE4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD3BE8 #C75BEC #D27BEF #DC96F3 #E6B6F6 #F1D6FA

Shades

#9917C4 #8414A9 #6B1089 #550D6E #3C094E #270632

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