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#B345BF Color

#B345BF is rgb(179, 69, 191) in RGB, hsl(294, 49%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 64%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B345BF
HEX#B345BF
RGBrgb(179, 69, 191)
HSLhsl(294, 49%, 51%)
HSVhsv(294, 64%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 64%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.203 323.7)
LABlab(48.83% 57.11 -43.23)
LCHlch(48.83% 71.63 322.87)

What #B345BF 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 #B345BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B345BF Channel Values

How #B345BF 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 69 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 49% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 64% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B345BF 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B345BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B345BF; 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 #B345BF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B345BF.

How #B345BF 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#B345BF
Protanopia#6464BF
Protanomaly#8A59BF
Deuteranopia#7878BD
Deuteranomaly#9368BE
Tritanopia#A86060
Tritanomaly#AD5790
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B345BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b345bf: #B345BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B345BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b345bf': '#B345BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.271, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_b345bf">#B345BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B345BF"

More Pink Colors

#B345BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B345BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B345BF?

#B345BF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 69, 191) in RGB and hsl(294, 49%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #B345BF?

#B345BF is rgb(179, 69, 191) — red 179, green 69, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B345BF?

#B345BF converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 64%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B345BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B345BF scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B345BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B345BF 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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