#B36BFF Color

#B36BFF is rgb(179, 107, 255) in RGB, hsl(269, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 58%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B36BFF

HEX#B36BFF

RGBrgb(179, 107, 255)

HSLhsl(269, 100%, 71%)

HSVhsv(269, 58%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 58%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.214 303.6)

LABlab(58.63% 50.05 -63.73)

LCHlch(58.63% 81.03 308.14)

What #B36BFF 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 #B36BFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.24 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.65 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.82 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 18.01 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.91 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 21.44

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#B36BFF Channel Values

How #B36BFF 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 107 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 269° · S 100% · L 71%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 269° · S 58% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 30% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.25:1 vs white · 6.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B36BFF 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 text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B36BFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B36BFF; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B36BFF

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 #B36BFF.

How #B36BFF 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#B36BFF

Protanopia#7B7BFF

Protanomaly#9575FF

Deuteranopia#8888FE

Deuteranomaly#9B7EFE

Tritanopia#9E8A8A

Tritanomaly#A77FC4

Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #B36BFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b36bff: #B36BFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B36BFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b36bff': '#B36BFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.420, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_b36bff">#B36BFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#B36BFF"

More Purple Colors

#B36BFF 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

#B36BFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B36BFF?

#B36BFF is a light purple — rgb(179, 107, 255) in RGB and hsl(269, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #B36BFF?

#B36BFF is rgb(179, 107, 255) — red 179, green 107, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B36BFF?

#B36BFF converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 58%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B36BFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B36BFF scores 3.25:1 against white and 6.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B36BFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B36BFF 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 17.82, which is visibly different.

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