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#B34CDC Color

#B34CDC is rgb(179, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(283, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 65%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B34CDC
HEX#B34CDC
RGBrgb(179, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(283, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(283, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.22 314.8)
LABlab(51.32% 58.41 -55.88)
LCHlch(51.32% 80.84 316.27)

What #B34CDC 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 #B34CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.31Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.86Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.68Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.85Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.67Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.49

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

#B34CDC Channel Values

How #B34CDC 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 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B34CDC 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B34CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B34CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B34CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B34CDC
Complementary
#75DC4C
Analogous
#6B4CDC
Analogous
#DC4CBD
Triadic
#DCB34C
Triadic
#4CDCB3
Split comp.
#BDDC4C
Split comp.
#4CDC6B

Tints & Shades of #B34CDC

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

#BE66E1
#C77BE5
#D295EA
#DDAEEF
#E7C8F4
#F1DDF8

Shades

#A52AD5
#8D24B7
#731D95
#591773
#3F1051
#270A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B34CDC.

How #B34CDC 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#B34CDC
Protanopia#6767DC
Protanomaly#8C5EDC
Deuteranopia#7B7BDB
Deuteranomaly#956BDB
Tritanopia#A46D6D
Tritanomaly#AA62A5
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B34CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b34cdc: #B34CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B34CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b34cdc': '#B34CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_b34cdc">#B34CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B34CDC"

More Purple Colors

#B34CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B34CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B34CDC?

#B34CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(179, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(283, 67%, 58%) 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 9.31.

What is the RGB value of #B34CDC?

#B34CDC is rgb(179, 76, 220) — red 179, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B34CDC?

#B34CDC converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B34CDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B34CDC scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B34CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B34CDC 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 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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