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#B21DED Color

#B21DED is rgb(178, 29, 237) in RGB, hsl(283, 85%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 88%, 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 5.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B21DED
HEX#B21DED
RGBrgb(178, 29, 237)
HSLhsl(283, 85%, 52%)
HSVhsv(283, 88%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.278 312.7)
LABlab(46.87% 75.19 -72.66)
LCHlch(46.87% 104.56 315.98)

What #B21DED 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 #B21DED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.41Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.06Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.48Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 10.27Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.03French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.98

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

#B21DED Channel Values

How #B21DED 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 29 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 85% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 88% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.89:1 vs white · 4.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B21DED 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 text4.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B21DED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B21DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B21DED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B21DED
Complementary
#58ED1D
Analogous
#4A1DED
Analogous
#ED1DC0
Triadic
#EDB21D
Triadic
#1DEDB2
Split comp.
#C0ED1D
Split comp.
#1DED4A

Tints & Shades of #B21DED

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

#BD3EEF
#C75AF2
#D27BF4
#DC97F7
#E7B8F9
#F1D5FC

Shades

#9D11D4
#850FB3
#6C0C92
#570A76
#3F0755
#260434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B21DED.

How #B21DED 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#B21DED
Protanopia#5353ED
Protanomaly#8443ED
Deuteranopia#6E6EEC
Deuteranomaly#8E58EC
Tritanopia#9D6060
Tritanomaly#A64EAB
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B21DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b21ded: #B21DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B21DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b21ded': '#B21DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.114, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b21ded">#B21DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B21DED"

More Purple Colors

#B21DED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B21DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B21DED?

#B21DED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(178, 29, 237) in RGB and hsl(283, 85%, 52%) 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 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #B21DED?

#B21DED is rgb(178, 29, 237) — red 178, green 29, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B21DED?

#B21DED converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B21DED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B21DED scores 4.89:1 against white and 4.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B21DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B21DED 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 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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