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#B396CA Color

#B396CA is rgb(179, 150, 202) in RGB, hsl(273, 33%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B396CA
HEX#B396CA
RGBrgb(179, 150, 202)
HSLhsl(273, 33%, 69%)
HSVhsv(273, 26%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.081 309.7)
LABlab(66.12% 18.49 -22.75)
LCHlch(66.12% 29.31 309.11)

What #B396CA 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 #B396CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.03Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.51Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.11African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.8Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.17Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.22

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

#B396CA Channel Values

How #B396CA 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 150 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 33% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 26% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B396CA 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B396CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B396CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B396CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B396CA
Complementary
#ADCA96
Analogous
#9896CA
Analogous
#CA96C7
Triadic
#CAB396
Triadic
#96CAB3
Split comp.
#C7CA96
Split comp.
#96CA98

Tints & Shades of #B396CA

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

#BCA3D1
#C6B1D8
#D0BFDF
#DCD0E7
#E6DDEE
#F0EBF5

Shades

#9C77BB
#8455AA
#6C468B
#54376D
#3D274E
#22162C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B396CA.

How #B396CA 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#B396CA
Protanopia#9B9BCA
Protanomaly#A599CA
Deuteranopia#A0A0C9
Deuteranomaly#A89CCA
Tritanopia#AC9E9E
Tritanomaly#AF9BB1
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B396CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b396ca: #B396CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B396CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b396ca': '#B396CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.588, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b396ca">#B396CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B396CA"

More Purple Colors

#B396CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B396CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B396CA?

#B396CA is a light purple — rgb(179, 150, 202) in RGB and hsl(273, 33%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #B396CA?

#B396CA is rgb(179, 150, 202) — red 179, green 150, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B396CA?

#B396CA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B396CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B396CA scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B396CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B396CA 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 14.16, which is visibly different.

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