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#B34BDD Color

#B34BDD is rgb(179, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(283, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B34BDD
HEX#B34BDD
RGBrgb(179, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(283, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(283, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.223 314.6)
LABlab(51.22% 58.99 -56.61)
LCHlch(51.22% 81.76 316.18)

What #B34BDD 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 #B34BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.36Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.21Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.73Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.67Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.81

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

#B34BDD Channel Values

How #B34BDD 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 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B34BDD 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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B34BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B34BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B34BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B34BDD
Complementary
#74DD4B
Analogous
#6B4BDD
Analogous
#DD4BBD
Triadic
#DDB34B
Triadic
#4BDDB3
Split comp.
#BDDD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD6B

Tints & Shades of #B34BDD

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

#BE65E2
#C77AE6
#D294EB
#DDAEEF
#E8C7F4
#F1DDF8

Shades

#A529D6
#8E23B8
#741D96
#591674
#3F1051
#280A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B34BDD.

How #B34BDD 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#B34BDD
Protanopia#6767DD
Protanomaly#8C5DDD
Deuteranopia#7A7ADC
Deuteranomaly#946BDC
Tritanopia#A36D6D
Tritanomaly#AA61A6
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B34BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b34bdd: #B34BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B34BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b34bdd': '#B34BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b34bdd">#B34BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B34BDD"

More Purple Colors

#B34BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B34BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B34BDD?

#B34BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(179, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(283, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #B34BDD?

#B34BDD is rgb(179, 75, 221) — red 179, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B34BDD?

#B34BDD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B34BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B34BDD 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 #B34BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B34BDD 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 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.