#B38FDB Color

#B38FDB is rgb(179, 143, 219) in RGB, hsl(268, 51%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), visibly different at ΔE 10.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B38FDB

HEX#B38FDB

RGBrgb(179, 143, 219)

HSLhsl(268, 51%, 71%)

HSVhsv(268, 35%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.114 305.4)

LABlab(64.97% 25.02 -33.90)

LCHlch(64.97% 42.13 306.43)

What #B38FDB 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 #B38FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.08 African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.17 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.26 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.8 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.12 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.18

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#B38FDB Channel Values

How #B38FDB 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 143 · B 219	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 268° · S 51% · L 71%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 268° · S 35% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.67:1 vs white · 7.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B38FDB 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B38FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B38FDB; 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 #B38FDB

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

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How #B38FDB 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#B38FDB

Protanopia#9696DB

Protanomaly#A293DB

Deuteranopia#9C9CDA

Deuteranomaly#A697DB

Tritanopia#A99B9B

Tritanomaly#AD97B8

Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #B38FDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b38fdb: #B38FDB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B38FDB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b38fdb': '#B38FDB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.561, blue: 0.859)

Android XML<color name="color_b38fdb">#B38FDB</color>

SVG fillfill="#B38FDB"

More Purple Colors

#B38FDB 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

#B38FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B38FDB?

#B38FDB is a light purple — rgb(179, 143, 219) in RGB and hsl(268, 51%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.08.

What is the RGB value of #B38FDB?

#B38FDB is rgb(179, 143, 219) — red 179, green 143, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B38FDB?

#B38FDB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B38FDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B38FDB scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B38FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B38FDB 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.75, which is visibly different.

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