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#B292C9 Color

#B292C9 is rgb(178, 146, 201) in RGB, hsl(275, 34%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B292C9
HEX#B292C9
RGBrgb(178, 146, 201)
HSLhsl(275, 34%, 68%)
HSVhsv(275, 27%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.086 310.7)
LABlab(65.00% 20.10 -23.89)
LCHlch(65.00% 31.22 310.08)

What #B292C9 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 #B292C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.09African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.83Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.21Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.27Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.74Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.06

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

#B292C9 Channel Values

How #B292C9 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 146 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 34% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 27% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B292C9 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B292C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B292C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B292C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B292C9
Complementary
#A9C992
Analogous
#9692C9
Analogous
#C992C5
Triadic
#C9B292
Triadic
#92C9B2
Split comp.
#C5C992
Split comp.
#92C996

Tints & Shades of #B292C9

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

#BC9FD0
#C8B0D8
#D1BEDF
#DBCCE6
#E5D9EC
#F1EAF5

Shades

#9C73BA
#8754AB
#6E458C
#54346A
#3B254B
#23162C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B292C9.

How #B292C9 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#B292C9
Protanopia#9898C9
Protanomaly#A396C9
Deuteranopia#9E9EC8
Deuteranomaly#A699C9
Tritanopia#AB9A9A
Tritanomaly#AE97AF
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B292C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b292c9: #B292C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B292C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b292c9': '#B292C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.573, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_b292c9">#B292C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#B292C9"

More Purple Colors

#B292C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B292C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B292C9?

#B292C9 is a light purple — rgb(178, 146, 201) in RGB and hsl(275, 34%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #B292C9?

#B292C9 is rgb(178, 146, 201) — red 178, green 146, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B292C9?

#B292C9 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B292C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B292C9 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B292C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B292C9 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 13.59, which is visibly different.

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