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#B371FE Color

#B371FE is rgb(179, 113, 254) in RGB, hsl(268, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 11.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B371FE
HEX#B371FE
RGBrgb(179, 113, 254)
HSLhsl(268, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(268, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.205 303)
LABlab(59.78% 46.89 -61.36)
LCHlch(59.78% 77.22 307.39)

What #B371FE 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 #B371FE, 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.

#B371FE Channel Values

How #B371FE 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 113 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B371FE 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B371FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B371FE; 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 #B371FE

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 #B371FE.

How #B371FE 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#B371FE
Protanopia#7F7FFE
Protanomaly#977AFE
Deuteranopia#8B8BFD
Deuteranomaly#9D82FD
Tritanopia#9F8E8E
Tritanomaly#A783C5
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B371FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b371fe: #B371FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B371FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b371fe': '#B371FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.443, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b371fe">#B371FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B371FE"

More Purple Colors

#B371FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B371FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B371FE?

#B371FE is a light purple — rgb(179, 113, 254) in RGB and hsl(268, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.16.

What is the RGB value of #B371FE?

#B371FE is rgb(179, 113, 254) — red 179, green 113, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B371FE?

#B371FE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B371FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B371FE scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B371FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B371FE 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.39, which is visibly different.

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