#B28CD9 Color

#B28CD9 is rgb(178, 140, 217) in RGB and hsl(270, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B28CD9

HEX#B28CD9

RGBrgb(178, 140, 217)

HSLhsl(270, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(270, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.117 306.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B28CD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B28CD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B28CD9 Complementary#B3D98C Analogous#8C8CD9 Analogous#D98CD9 Triadic#D9B38C Triadic#8CD9B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B28CD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD9CDE #C7ABE3 #D1BAE8 #DBC9ED #E6D9F2 #F0E8F7

Shades

#9C6ACD #8244C1 #6B36A1 #52297A #3B1D58 #211132

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