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#B282CE Color

#B282CE is rgb(178, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(278, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B282CE
HEX#B282CE
RGBrgb(178, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(278, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(278, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.12 312.4)
LABlab(61.35% 29.40 -32.26)
LCHlch(61.35% 43.65 312.34)

What #B282CE 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 #B282CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.56African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.58Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.87Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.89Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.86Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.2

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

#B282CE Channel Values

How #B282CE 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 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B282CE 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B282CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B282CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B282CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B282CE
Complementary
#9ECE82
Analogous
#8C82CE
Analogous
#CE82C4
Triadic
#CEB282
Triadic
#82CEB2
Split comp.
#C4CE82
Split comp.
#82CE8C

Tints & Shades of #B282CE

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

#BE95D6
#C7A3DB
#D2B6E2
#DBC4E8
#E6D7EF
#EFE5F5

Shades

#9E61C2
#8945B0
#6F388F
#582C72
#3F1F51
#251330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B282CE.

How #B282CE 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#B282CE
Protanopia#8C8CCE
Protanomaly#9C88CE
Deuteranopia#9494CD
Deuteranomaly#A18DCD
Tritanopia#A98F8F
Tritanomaly#AC8AAC
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B282CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b282ce: #B282CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B282CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b282ce': '#B282CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b282ce">#B282CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B282CE"

More Purple Colors

#B282CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B282CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B282CE?

#B282CE is a light purple — rgb(178, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(278, 44%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.56.

What is the RGB value of #B282CE?

#B282CE is rgb(178, 130, 206) — red 178, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B282CE?

#B282CE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B282CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B282CE scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B282CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B282CE 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 15.96, which is visibly different.

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