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#B286CA Color

#B286CA is rgb(178, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(279, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B286CA
HEX#B286CA
RGBrgb(178, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(279, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(279, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.108 313.2)
LABlab(62.15% 26.63 -28.80)
LCHlch(62.15% 39.23 312.76)

What #B286CA 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 #B286CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.54Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.74Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.8Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.48Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.43Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.11

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

#B286CA Channel Values

How #B286CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B286CA 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B286CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B286CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B286CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B286CA
Complementary
#9ECA86
Analogous
#9186CA
Analogous
#CA86C0
Triadic
#CAB286
Triadic
#86CAB2
Split comp.
#C0CA86
Split comp.
#86CA91

Tints & Shades of #B286CA

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

#BE98D2
#C7A6D8
#D2B8E0
#DBC6E6
#E6D8EE
#EFE6F4

Shades

#9E67BC
#894BAA
#6F3D8A
#58306E
#3F224E
#25142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B286CA.

How #B286CA 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#B286CA
Protanopia#8F8FCA
Protanomaly#9E8BCA
Deuteranopia#9696C9
Deuteranomaly#A290C9
Tritanopia#AA9191
Tritanomaly#AD8DAB
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B286CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b286ca: #B286CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B286CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b286ca': '#B286CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b286ca">#B286CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B286CA"

More Purple Colors

#B286CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B286CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B286CA?

#B286CA is a light purple — rgb(178, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(279, 39%, 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 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #B286CA?

#B286CA is rgb(178, 134, 202) — red 178, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B286CA?

#B286CA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B286CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B286CA scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B286CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B286CA 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 13.79, which is visibly different.

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