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#B345FC Color

#B345FC is rgb(179, 69, 252) in RGB, hsl(276, 97%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 73%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), visibly different at ΔE 11.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B345FC
HEX#B345FC
RGBrgb(179, 69, 252)
HSLhsl(276, 97%, 63%)
HSVhsv(276, 73%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 73%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.259 307.9)
LABlab(52.06% 66.26 -72.64)
LCHlch(52.06% 98.32 312.37)

What #B345FC 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 #B345FC, 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 purple in the library.

#B345FC Channel Values

How #B345FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 97% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 73% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B345FC 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B345FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B345FC; 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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Tints & Shades of #B345FC

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B345FC.

How #B345FC 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#B345FC
Protanopia#6464FC
Protanomaly#8A59FC
Deuteranopia#7878FB
Deuteranomaly#9368FB
Tritanopia#9C7474
Tritanomaly#A664BB
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B345FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b345fc: #B345FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B345FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b345fc': '#B345FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.271, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_b345fc">#B345FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B345FC"

More Purple Colors

#B345FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B345FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B345FC?

#B345FC is a light purple — rgb(179, 69, 252) in RGB and hsl(276, 97%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.19.

What is the RGB value of #B345FC?

#B345FC is rgb(179, 69, 252) — red 179, green 69, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B345FC?

#B345FC converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 73%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B345FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B345FC scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B345FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B345FC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 11.8, which is visibly different.

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