#B343EF Color

#B343EF is rgb(179, 67, 239) in RGB, hsl(279, 84%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 72%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B343EF

HEX#B343EF

RGBrgb(179, 67, 239)

HSLhsl(279, 84%, 60%)

HSVhsv(279, 72%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 72%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.249 310.8)

LABlab(51.02% 64.94 -67.06)

LCHlch(51.02% 93.35 314.08)

What #B343EF 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 #B343EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.57 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.12 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.38 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.68 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.04 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.94

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

#B343EF Channel Values

How #B343EF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 179 · G 67 · B 239	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 279° · S 84% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 279° · S 72% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B343EF 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B343EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B343EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B343EF

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.

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Shades

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How #B343EF 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#B343EF

Protanopia#6262EF

Protanomaly#8A58EF

Deuteranopia#7878EE

Deuteranomaly#9367EE

Tritanopia#9F6F6F

Tritanomaly#A860B1

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #B343EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b343ef: #B343EF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B343EF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b343ef': '#B343EF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.263, blue: 0.937)

Android XML<color name="color_b343ef">#B343EF</color>

SVG fillfill="#B343EF"

More Purple Colors

#B343EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#B343EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B343EF?

#B343EF is a light purple — rgb(179, 67, 239) in RGB and hsl(279, 84%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.57.

What is the RGB value of #B343EF?

#B343EF is rgb(179, 67, 239) — red 179, green 67, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B343EF?

#B343EF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 72%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B343EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B343EF scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B343EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B343EF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.57, which is visibly different.

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