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#B321ED Color

#B321ED is rgb(179, 33, 237) in RGB, hsl(283, 85%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B321ED
HEX#B321ED
RGBrgb(179, 33, 237)
HSLhsl(283, 85%, 53%)
HSVhsv(283, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.276 312.9)
LABlab(47.31% 74.59 -71.94)
LCHlch(47.31% 103.63 316.03)

What #B321ED 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 #B321ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.09Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.58Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.5Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 11.09Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.6French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.95

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

#B321ED Channel Values

How #B321ED 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 179 · G 33 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 85% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B321ED 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.

TextWhite text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B321ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B321ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B321ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B321ED
Complementary
#5BED21
Analogous
#4D21ED
Analogous
#ED21C1
Triadic
#EDB321
Triadic
#21EDB3
Split comp.
#C1ED21
Split comp.
#21ED4D

Tints & Shades of #B321ED

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

#BD3EEF
#C85FF2
#D27BF4
#DD9CF7
#E7B8F9
#F2D9FC

Shades

#A112D9
#880FB8
#700C97
#570A76
#3F0755
#260434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B321ED.

How #B321ED 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#B321ED
Protanopia#5454ED
Protanomaly#8545ED
Deuteranopia#6F6FEB
Deuteranomaly#8F5AEC
Tritanopia#9F6161
Tritanomaly#A74FAC
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B321ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b321ed: #B321ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B321ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b321ed': '#B321ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.129, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b321ed">#B321ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B321ED"

More Purple Colors

#B321ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B321ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B321ED?

#B321ED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(179, 33, 237) in RGB and hsl(283, 85%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #B321ED?

#B321ED is rgb(179, 33, 237) — red 179, green 33, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B321ED?

#B321ED converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B321ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B321ED scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B321ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B321ED 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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