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#B224EB Color

#B224EB is rgb(178, 36, 235) in RGB, hsl(283, 83%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 85%, 0%, 8%) 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 5.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B224EB
HEX#B224EB
RGBrgb(178, 36, 235)
HSLhsl(283, 83%, 53%)
HSVhsv(283, 85%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 85%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.272 312.9)
LABlab(47.24% 73.49 -70.93)
LCHlch(47.24% 102.13 316.02)

What #B224EB 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 #B224EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.02Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.18Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.99French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.35Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.49Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 12.58

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

#B224EB Channel Values

How #B224EB 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 36 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 83% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 85% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.83:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B224EB 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 text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B224EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B224EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B224EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B224EB
Complementary
#5CEB24
Analogous
#4F24EB
Analogous
#EB24C0
Triadic
#EBB224
Triadic
#24EBB2
Split comp.
#C0EB24
Split comp.
#24EB4F

Tints & Shades of #B224EB

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

#BC40ED
#C760F0
#D17CF3
#DD9DF6
#E7B9F8
#F2DAFC

Shades

#9F14D7
#8711B6
#6F0E95
#570B75
#3E0854
#260533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B224EB.

How #B224EB 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#B224EB
Protanopia#5555EB
Protanomaly#8446EB
Deuteranopia#6F6FEA
Deuteranomaly#8F5AEA
Tritanopia#9E6161
Tritanomaly#A64FAA
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B224EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b224eb: #B224EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B224EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b224eb': '#B224EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.141, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_b224eb">#B224EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B224EB"

More Purple Colors

#B224EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B224EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B224EB?

#B224EB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(178, 36, 235) in RGB and hsl(283, 83%, 53%) 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 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #B224EB?

#B224EB is rgb(178, 36, 235) — red 178, green 36, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B224EB?

#B224EB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 85%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B224EB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B224EB scores 4.83:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B224EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B224EB 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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