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#B283CE Color

#B283CE is rgb(178, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(278, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B283CE
HEX#B283CE
RGBrgb(178, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(278, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(278, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.118 312.2)
LABlab(61.58% 28.87 -31.91)
LCHlch(61.58% 43.03 312.14)

What #B283CE 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 #B283CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.06Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.16Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.43Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.5Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.75Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.87

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

#B283CE Channel Values

How #B283CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B283CE 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B283CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B283CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B283CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B283CE
Complementary
#9ECE83
Analogous
#8D83CE
Analogous
#CE83C4
Triadic
#CEB283
Triadic
#83CEB2
Split comp.
#C4CE83
Split comp.
#83CE8D

Tints & Shades of #B283CE

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

#BE95D5
#C7A4DB
#D2B6E2
#DBC5E8
#E6D7EF
#EFE5F5

Shades

#9E62C0
#8846AF
#6F398E
#582D71
#3F2050
#25132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B283CE.

How #B283CE 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#B283CE
Protanopia#8C8CCE
Protanomaly#9D89CE
Deuteranopia#9595CD
Deuteranomaly#A18ECD
Tritanopia#A98F8F
Tritanomaly#AD8BAC
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B283CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b283ce: #B283CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B283CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b283ce': '#B283CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b283ce">#B283CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B283CE"

More Purple Colors

#B283CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B283CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B283CE?

#B283CE is a light purple — rgb(178, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(278, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #B283CE?

#B283CE is rgb(178, 131, 206) — red 178, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B283CE?

#B283CE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B283CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B283CE scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B283CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B283CE 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 15.6, which is visibly different.

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